Turns up or cuts (5)
I believe the answer is:
snips
This clue could be a double definition.
'turns up' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'cuts' is the second definition.
(snipping is a kind of cutting)
'or' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for snips that I've seen before include "tailors" , "Hand shears for metal" , "Birth-control methods" , "cutter" , "cuts" .)