Allowances getting large for bold associates (7)
I believe the answer is:
relates
'associates' is the definition.
(relating is a kind of associating)
'allowances getting large for bold' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'getting' could be 're' (I've seen this in other clues) and 're' is located in the answer.
'large' could be 'l' (eg in clothes sizes) and 'l' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for relates that I've seen before include "Narrates" , "couples" , "Tells (a tale)" , "Describes" .)