Customers having a change of heart in Cowes (5)
I believe the answer is:
coves
'cowes' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I can't understand how they can define each other.
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for coves that I've seen before include "Small bays, fellows" , "Sheltered bays" .)