Discuss (4,5)
There are a few possibilities for this:
talk about
'discuss' is the definition.
(I know that confer is a more specific form of discuss)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for confer that I've seen before include "Bestow - discuss" , "Hold a discussion, or grant" , "Grant or bestow, say a degree" , "Discuss - award" , "Talk together" .)
'discuss' is the definition.
(I know that debate is a more specific form of discuss)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for debate that I've seen before include "Formal public discussion" , "Verbal disputation" , "Discuss formally" , "Formal discussion through argument" , "Discussion with arguments for and against" .)
'discuss' is the definition.
(I know that discuss can be written as talk about)
This is all the clue.