VIP is more prepared to make do (9)
I believe the answer is:
improvise
'make do' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'vip is more prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'vip'+'is'+'more'='vipismore'
'vipismore' anagrammed gives 'IMPROVISE'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for improvise that I've seen before include "Perform spontaneously" , "Quickly make changes" , "Create without preparation" , "Vamp" , "Perform without preparation" .)