English took up vow and used loom (4)
I believe the answer is:
wove
'used loom' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'english took up vow' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'vow' is 'wov' which is within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wove that I've seen before include "Made (fabric)" , "Interlaced" , "made cloth" .)