Press there cleared out to help in dispute (7)
I believe the answer is:
mediate
'help in dispute' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'press there cleared out' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'media' (the press is part of the media).
'cleared out' suggests removing the centre.
'there' with its middle removed is 'te'.
'media'+'te'='MEDIATE'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mediate that I've seen before include "To referee" , "Act as negotiator or peacemaker" , "Arbitrate between parties in dispute" , "Act as middle man" , "Act as conciliator" .)