Tweaks to improve grand airs (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
fine-tunes
'tweaks' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'improve grand airs' is the wordplay.
'improve grand' becomes 'fine' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'airs' becomes 'tunes' ('tune' can be a synonym of 'air').
'fine'+'tunes'='FINE-TUNES'
'to' is the link.
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