Perceives sound (5)
I believe the answer is:
hears
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">perceives sound</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hears that I've seen before include "Finds out; tries" , "Tries judicially" , "Share (anag.)" , "Listens and pays attention" , "Perceives sound" .)