Do some decorative work in two ways (3)
I believe the answer is:
tat
'do' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with creating things as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tat that I've seen before include "Tawdry stuff" , "Worthless goods" , "Tawdry and shabby article" , "Worthless items" , "Make lace; tasteless stuff" .)