Answer coaches' taunts (6)
I believe the answer is:
abuses
'taunts' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'answer coaches'' is the wordplay.
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'coaches'' becomes 'buses'' ('bus' can be a synonym of 'coach').
'a'+'buses'='ABUSES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abuses that I've seen before include "Curses" , "Employs or deals with incorrectly" , "Reviles or takes undue advantage." , "Maltreats people or things" , "Treats cruelly" .)