Stagger round the capital of Poland and drive back (5)
I believe the answer is:
repel
'drive back' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'stagger round the capital of poland' is the wordplay.
'stagger' becomes 'reel' (both can mean to move around without balance).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'the capital of' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'poland' is 'p'.
'reel' going around 'p' is 'REPEL'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for repel that I've seen before include "Drive back or disgust" , "may turn your stomach" , "Drive back, rebuff" , "Be impervious to" , "push off" .)