Have polo ponies such ears? (3)
I believe the answer is:
lop
'have' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'polo ponies such ears?' is the wordplay.
'LOP' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lop that I've seen before include "Cut (e.g. branch off)" , "Cut away branches or twigs" , "Prune, cut the top off" , "Hack" , "Cut off, tree branches say" .)