Competence (7)
I believe the answer is:
ability
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">competence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ability that I've seen before include "Quality of being capable of doing something" , "Capability, competence" , "Talent, know-how" , "Skill, talent" , "Aptitude - expertise" .)