Put second drive around the way (4)
I believe the answer is:
mode
'the way' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'put second drive' is the wordplay.
'put' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'second' becomes 'd'.
'drive' becomes 'moe' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'd' inserted inside 'moe' is 'MODE'.
'around' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mode that I've seen before include "Way of doing something" , "Fashion; way of performing" , "'Fashion, style (4)'" , "Style, method" , "Mistake" .)