Put forward expert holding dud parts (6)
I believe the answer is:
adduce
'put forward' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'expert holding dud parts' is the wordplay.
'expert' becomes 'ace' (ace can informally mean very good).
'holding' indicates putting letters inside.
'parts' indicates an anagram (the parts of the original word ordered differently).
'dud' anagrammed gives 'ddu'.
'ace' going around 'ddu' is 'ADDUCE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adduce that I've seen before include "Allege" , "Cite as example or proof" , "Advance evidence for" , "Quote in evidence" , "Cue dad (anag)" .)