Influence material on record (6)
I believe the answer is:
swayed
'influence' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs, they are not in the same form of the verb.
'material on record' is the wordplay.
'material' becomes 'suede' (suede is a kind of material).
'on record' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (how it might sound on a recording).
'suede' sounds like 'SWAYED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for swayed that I've seen before include "Rocked to and fro" , "Being under the influence" , "Teetered or influenced" , "Brought round" , "was unsteady on one's feet" .)