Former model making out (6)
I believe the answer is:
expose
'out' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'former model' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'model' becomes 'pose' (a model poses for photographs).
'ex'+'pose'='EXPOSE'
'making' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for expose that I've seen before include "brings out crime" , "outing" , "Lay out to view" , "Bring into view" , "Reveal, uncover" .)