Work with time to note and act (7)
I believe the answer is:
operate
'act' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'work with time to note' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'opera' (musical work).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to note' becomes 'e' (musical note).
'opera'+'t'+'e'='OPERATE'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for operate that I've seen before include "Act in a theatre" , "Carry on business" , "Work as a surgeon" , "man" , "Work, function" .)