Skirt that has a big hole (5)
I believe the answer is:
avoid
'skirt' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'a big hole' is the wordplay.
'big hole' becomes 'void'.
'a'+'void'='AVOID'
'that has' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for avoid that I've seen before include "Shy away from" , "Evade - escape" , "Refrain from (something)" , "Run away from" , "Shirk" .)