Bounds can appear to be poles apart (5)
I believe the answer is:
lopes
'bounds' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'appear to be poles apart' is the wordplay.
'poles' anagrams to 'LOPES'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.
'can' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lopes that I've seen before include "Runs easily" , "Runs using poles" , "Runs with long bounding steps" , "Bounds" .)