Writes (4)
I believe the answer is:
pens
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">writes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('pen' can be a synonym of 'write')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pens that I've seen before include "Livestock enclosures" , "Female swans" , "Imprisons" , "Aphorism, thought" , "Writing implements" .)