Face following points and consider to be a possibility (8)
I believe the answer is:
envisage
'consider to be a possibility' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'face following points' is the wordplay.
'face' becomes 'visage' (visage is a kind of face).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'points' becomes 'en'.
'visage' put after 'en' is 'ENVISAGE'.
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for envisage that I've seen before include "Consider, contemplate" , "Imagine, foresee" , "Contemplate, imagine" , "Mentally picture" , "See" .)