Improvised panegyric mother recalled (4,2)

'improvised' is the definition.
(to make do is to improvise)

'panegyric mother recalled' is the wordplay.
'panegyric' becomes 'ode' (both can mean a work in praise of something).
'mother' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'recalled' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'ode'+'dam'='odedam'
'odedam' back-to-front is 'MADE DO'.