Appear to shake tail and nap as setters do (7)
I believe the answer is:
compile
'setters do' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with creating things as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'appear to shake tail and nap' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'nap' could be 'pile' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'pile' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for compile that I've seen before include "Marshal" , "Polemic (anag.)" , "Assemble (a collection)" , "Put together" .)