Write badly? (5)
I believe the answer is:
forge
'write' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with creating things as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forge that I've seen before include "Smith's workshop" , "Fabricate" , "Form by heating and hammering" , "Create by hammering" , "1 across" .)