Contract for a fat fryer we hear (4)
I believe the answer is:
tuck
'contract' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tuck that I've seen before include "Dart" , "Food - fold edges in" , "Fold into small space" , "legendary friar" , "goes with a nip?" .)