Live as locals turn green -- about time (2,6)
I believe the answer is:
go native
'time' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'live as locals turn green' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'live' could be 'go' (synonyms) and 'go' is present in the answer.
'turn' could be 't' (abbreviation in Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations) and 't' is present in the answer.
'green' could be 'naive' (green can mean naive or innocent) and 'naive' is located in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'about' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for go native that I've seen before include "adopt local practices" , "Adopt local customs" .)