Censure comic's front cover (5)
I believe the answer is:
chide
'censure' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'comic's front cover' is the wordplay.
'front' says to take the initial letters.
'cover' becomes 'hide' (hide is a kind of cover).
The initial letter of 'comics' is 'c'.
'c'+'hide'='CHIDE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chide that I've seen before include "Reprove" , "Santa's laugh" , "Tear off strip" , "Censure, berate" , "Admonish" .)