Exeunt, trousers perhaps not wanted (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
cast off
'exeunt' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cast off that I've seen before include "unwanted garment" , "Eliminate stitches - prepare for sea" , "Abandon - remove mooring lines - knot stitches" , "Discard" , "When the stage has emptied" .)