Put right and correct and at the last minute (8)

'put right' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'correct and at the last minute' is the wordplay.
'correct' becomes 'emend' (to emend something is to correct or improve it).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'the last' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'minute' is 'e'.
'emend'+'at'+'e'='EMENDATE'

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?