Crashes to do with parts on cars, I'm told (7)
I believe the answer is:
retires
'crashes' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'do with parts on cars i'm told' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'parts' could be 'res' (re is a kind of part) and 'res' is found within the answer.
'on' could be 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to') and 're' is found within the answer.
'i'm' could be 'i' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'i' is located in the answer.
A single letter 't' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for retires that I've seen before include "turns in" , "Withdraws" , "Gives up work" , "Goes to bed" , "Pulls out" .)