Drove back from Timbuktu, say, reversing into road (5)
I believe the answer is:
urged
'drove' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'back from timbuktu say reversing into road' is the wordplay.
'back from' suggests the final letters (the letter at the back of the word).
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'reversing' is a reversal indicator.
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'road' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation).
The final letter of 'timbuktu' is 'u'.
'eg' written backwards gives 'ge'.
'ge' inserted into 'rd' is 'rged'.
'u'+'rged'='URGED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for urged that I've seen before include "Strongly advised" , "Incited" , "Pressed" , "Egged on" , "Strongly recommended" .)