Consider speaker's approach (5)
I believe the answer is:
weigh
'consider' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'speaker's approach' is the wordplay.
'speaker's' shows a homophone (sound like).
'approach' becomes 'way' (I've seen this in another clue).
'way' is a homophone of 'WEIGH'.
(Other definitions for weigh that I've seen before include "Estimate the value of" , "Ponder" , "Estimate the heaviness of" , "Consider carefully" , "Be burdensome" .)