Extorted perhaps, seeing wife called (5)
I believe the answer is:
wrung
'extorted' is the definition.
('wring' can be a synonym of 'extort')
'seeing wife called' is the wordplay.
'seeing wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'called' becomes 'rung' (ring can mean to call on the phone).
'w'+'rung'='WRUNG'
'perhaps' is the link.
(Other definitions for wrung that I've seen before include "Twisted and compressed" , "Squeezed and twisted" , "Coerced" .)