Apply some term to the wild dove (6)
I believe the answer is:
devote
'apply' is the definition.
(I know that apply is a more specific form of devote)
'term to the wild dove' is the wordplay.
'term' becomes 'te' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'the wild' indicates an anagram.
'dove' is an anagram of 'devo'.
'te' after 'devo' is 'DEVOTE'.
'some' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for devote that I've seen before include "Use or dedicate for particular purpose" , "Resolutely apply" , "Give wholly to" , "Appropriate to" , "Dedicate totally" .)