Be patient, showing sense about an article (4)
I believe the answer is:
wait
'be patient' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sense about an article' is the wordplay.
'sense' becomes 'wit' (I have seen 'Good sense' mean 'wit' so perhaps 'sense' could also mean 'wit').
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'an article' becomes 'a' (English indefinite article).
'wit' placed around 'a' is 'WAIT'.
'showing' is the link.
(Other definitions for wait that I've seen before include "Be deferred" , "Hang about" , "Hold on" , "Period of delay" , "Remain in expectation" .)