Call up the day before collecting permit (5)
I believe the answer is:
evoke
'call up' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'day before collecting permit' is the wordplay.
'day before' becomes 'eve' (the eve of something is the night before).
'collecting' indicates putting letters inside.
'permit' becomes 'ok' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'eve' going around 'ok' is 'EVOKE'.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for evoke that I've seen before include "Call forth (a response)" , "Bring (a thing) to mind" , "Arouse" , "Recall" , "Induce" .)