Call to mind almost always covering fine (5)
I believe the answer is:
evoke
'call to mind' is the definition.
('evoke' can be a synonym of 'call to mind')
'almost always covering fine' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'always' becomes 'ever' ('ever' can be a synonym of 'always').
'covering' indicates putting letters inside.
'fine' becomes 'ok' ('OK' can be a synonym of 'fine').
'ever' with its final letter taken off is 'eve'.
'eve' enclosing 'ok' is 'EVOKE'.
(Other definitions for evoke that I've seen before include "Call up; elicit" , "Prompt" , "call-up" , "Raise" , "Rekindle" .)