Make a deduction (5)
'make' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for subtract that I've seen before include "Withdraw" , "Take an amount away" , "Deduct" , "dock" , "Take away (a number)" .)
'make a deduction' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for infer that I've seen before include "Derive as a consequence" , "Deduce, surmise" , "Deduce by reasoning" , "Insinuate" , "Conclude by reasoning" .)