Conversed about stanza (5)
I believe the answer is:
verse
'stanza' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'conversed about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates a hidden word (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'VERSE' is hidden within 'conversed'.
(Other definitions for verse that I've seen before include "Piece of poetry" , "Section of a poem" , "Literature in metrical form" , "Poetry, a poem" , "Poems" .)