Manage to find tense people (5)
I believe the answer is:
trace
'manage to find' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'tense people' is the wordplay.
'tense' becomes 't' (abbreviation used in many dictionaries).
'people' becomes 'race' (people can mean a national group or race).
't'+'race'='TRACE'
(Other definitions for trace that I've seen before include "Discover; remains" , "Skimpy garment" , "Copy; describe; draw" , "Follow step by step" , "Copy by drawing on translucent paper" .)