Redesign opening on control (8)
I believe the answer is:
reinvent
'redesign' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'opening on control' is the wordplay.
'opening' becomes 'vent' (vent is a kind of opening).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'control' becomes 'rein' (rein is a kind of control).
'vent' after 'rein' is 'REINVENT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reinvent that I've seen before include "Change (something) so as to appear entirely new" , "Create anew - not the wheel, please" , "Coin not necessarily found" , "design again" , "Change (something) so much as to appear new" .)