Make a successful comeback as an upholsterer? (7)
I believe the answer is:
recover
'make' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recover that I've seen before include "Get better - get back" , "Rally, get better" , "Regain" , "Bring back" , "Rescue" .)