Longs to give time to Poles (6)
I believe the answer is:
yearns
'longs' is the definition.
('yearn' can be a synonym of 'long')
'give time to poles' is the wordplay.
'give' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'year' (year is a unit of time).
'to poles' becomes 'NS' (north and south poles).
'year' put next to 'ns' is 'YEARNS'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for yearns that I've seen before include "Desires strongly" , "Craves, longs intensely" , "Longs for, pines" , "'Craves, longs for (6)'" , "'Hankers, longs (6)'" .)