Attempt to cover front of neck with tie (4)
I believe the answer is:
bind
'tie' is the definition.
(I know that bind is a more specific form of attach)
'attempt to cover front of neck' is the wordplay.
'attempt' becomes 'bid' (bid is a kind of attempt).
'to cover' is an insertion indicator.
'front of' says to take the initial letters (the letter at the front of the word).
The first letter of 'neck' is 'n'.
'bid' going around 'n' is 'BIND'.
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for bind that I've seen before include "difficulty" , "Tie, fasten" , "Restrict" , "Tie up or hamper" , "Wrap tightly - nuisance" .)