Coax to have a game of golf (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
get around
'coax' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'have a game of golf' is the wordplay.
'have' becomes 'get' (synonyms).
'game of golf' becomes 'round' (I've seen this before).
'get'+'a'+'round'='GET AROUND'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for get around that I've seen before include "Travel" , "buy drinks for everyone" , "Circulate" , "Overtake" , "Socialise a lot" .)