Relayed inexpertly in courses (7)
I believe the answer is:
layered
'relayed inexpertly in courses' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'relayed inexpertly in courses' is the wordplay.
'relayed' anagrams to 'LAYERED'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for layered that I've seen before include "Type of cake perhaps" , "Tiered" , "Made of several sheets" , "with multilevel style" , "in tiers" .)