Barker, perhaps set up after denunciation, gets put in prison (4,2)
I believe the answer is:
bang up
'put in prison' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'barker perhaps set up after denunciation' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'up' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'bang' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'gets' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bang up that I've seen before include "put in cell" , "Pub nag (anag.)" , "Imprison" , "put away" , "Make prisoner" .)