Carbon copier for skip (5)
I believe the answer is:
caper
'skip' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'carbon copier' is the wordplay.
'carbon' becomes 'c' ('C' can be a synonym of 'carbon').
'copier' becomes 'aper'.
'c'+'aper'='CAPER'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for caper that I've seen before include "bound" , "Something in the sauce" , "illegal scheme" , "Run about playfully, frolic" , "Jump about playfully" .)