Look hard for a way to reduce fares (5)
I believe the answer is:
stare
'look hard' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'way to reduce fares' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to reduce fares' becomes 'are' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'st'+'are'='STARE'
'for a' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stare that I've seen before include "bird" , "Gawp" , "Rates (anag.)" , "Look with fixed gaze" , "Gaze fixedly" .)