Credit relaxation at batsman’s place (6)
I believe the answer is:
crease
'batsman's place' 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 a link between them I don't understand?
'credit relaxation' is the wordplay.
'credit' becomes 'cr' (abbreviation).
'relaxation' becomes 'ease' (synonyms).
'cr'+'ease'='CREASE'
'at' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crease that I've seen before include "found on cricket pitch" , "Furrow, wrinkle" , "Mark on cricket pitch" , "Fold; batsman's position" , "Wrinkle or pressed line" .)