Confer (7)
I believe the answer is:
consult
'confer' is the definition.
(I know that confer can be written as consult)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for consult that I've seen before include "Refer to for information" , "Go to ask eg 9 opinion" , "Ask people's opinion" , "Ask advice from" , "Confer with" .)