Tends to adjust for damage (5)
I believe the answer is:
dents
'tends to adjust for damage' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'tends to adjust' is the wordplay.
'to adjust' is an anagram indicator.
'tends' is an anagram of 'DENTS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dents that I've seen before include "reductions in size" , "Tends to create small depressions" , "Tends towards small depression" , "Tends towards small depressions" .)