Wear pants again to compensate? (7)
I believe the answer is:
redress
'compensate?' is the definition.
('redress' can be a synonym of 'compensate')
'wear pants again' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'wear' could be 'dress' (both can mean a person's clothing) and 'dress' is located in the answer.
'again' could be 're' and 're' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for redress that I've seen before include "Set right - compensation" , "Get back into gear" , "Put right" , "Prepare again - satisfaction" , "Pay" .)