Hinge needs repair: Arab's comment? (5)
I believe the answer is:
neigh
'arab's comment?' 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?
'hinge needs repair' is the wordplay.
'needs repair' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'hinge' anagrammed gives 'NEIGH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for neigh that I've seen before include "Comment from Arab" , "Horse's noise" , "Whinnying noise" , "Animal noise (expressing 3?)" , "Mare's cry, e.g." .)