Contemplate what’s wrong about Conservative (5)
I believe the answer is:
watch
'contemplate' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with perception as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'what's wrong about conservative' is the wordplay.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'what' anagrammed gives 'wath'.
'wath' enclosing 'c' is 'WATCH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for watch that I've seen before include "period of duty" , "See 21" , "Vigil" , "Timepiece - look out" , "Keep an eye on - timepiece" .)