Genius may lend ear, perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
learned
'genius may lend ear perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'lend ear perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'lend'+'ear'='lendear'
'lendear' with letters rearranged gives 'LEARNED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for learned that I've seen before include "Was taught" , "Educated, scholarly" , "Well educated and knowledgeable" , "Highly educated" , "Gained understanding" .)