Extract from the French in a plot (5)
I believe the answer is:
bleed
'extract' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the french in a plot' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'a plot' becomes 'bed' (a plot of land).
'le' put into 'bed' is 'BLEED'.
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bleed that I've seen before include "Lose life-sustaining fluid" , "Shed blood" , "What would ancient doctor do" , "Haemorrhage" , "Squeeze money out of" .)