Weaken a seed, somehow (5)
I believe the answer is:
eased
'weaken a seed somehow' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'a seed somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'seed'='aseed'
'aseed' with letters rearranged gives 'EASED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eased that I've seen before include "Made less difficult or trying" , "Made less stressful or difficult" , "Oiled" , "Alleviated" , "Made less hard" .)