Don't take a taxi out to Uncle Tom's! (5)
I believe the answer is:
cabin
'don't take' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a taxi out to uncle tom's' is the wordplay.
'a taxi' becomes 'cab' ('cab' can be a synonym of 'taxi').
'out' means to remove the last letter.
'to uncle tom's' becomes 'bin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'cab' with its last letter taken off is 'ca'.
'ca'+'bin'='CABIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cabin that I've seen before include "Shipboard room" , "Uncle Tom's little house" , "class at sea?" , "One's own room aboard" , "Wooden shack" .)