Seeking free ride in Herts town good (8)
I believe the answer is:
hitching
'seeking free' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'ride in herts town good' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'ride' could be 'hitch' (hitching is a kind of riding) and 'hitch' is found in the answer.
'in' is within the answer.
'good' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for hitching that I've seen is " Thumbing (a lift)".)