Make sure your slip isnt showing (5)
I believe the answer is:
erase
'make' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for erase that I've seen before include "Destroy recording on audio or video tape" , "Do away with" , "Kill" , "To remove all trace" , "Rub out, expunge" .)