Discovered how to make licentious love in a couple of letters! (6)
I believe the answer is:
solved
'discovered how' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'licentious love in a couple of letters' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'love' is 'olve' which is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to make' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for solved that I've seen before include "Found the answer, to problem or puzzle" , "Worked out, this clue say" , "Discovered the answer to a puzzle" , "Cracked" , "Explained or answered, puzzle say" .)