Having consulted together about, awarded to (9)
I believe the answer is:
conferred
'having consulted together' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'about awarded to' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'about' could be 're' ('re' means regarding or about) and 're' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for conferred that I've seen before include "held consultation" , "Given; talked" , "Bestowed" .)