A provoking person commands recruits to relax (6)

I believe the answer is:

atease

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'a provoking person commands recruits' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'to relax' is the wordplay.
'to' becomes 'at' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'relax' becomes 'ease' (eg to ease a restriction is to relax it).
'at'+'ease'='ATEASE'

Can you help me to learn more?

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.