Appears to be (5)
I believe the answer is:
seems
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">appears to be</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for seems that I've seen before include "Gives a certain impression" , "Appears, looks" .)