Engineers take steps to put in new arrangement (5)
I believe the answer is:
rejig
'put in new arrangement' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'engineers take steps' is the wordplay.
'engineers' becomes 're' (abbreviation for Royal Engineers).
'take steps' becomes 'jig' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
're'+'jig'='REJIG'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rejig that I've seen before include "Manipulate" , "Arrange another way" , "Equip again" , "Alter" , "Re-equip; change round" .)