Making a small adjustment, contemplated being returned to office (2-7)
I believe the answer is:
re-elected
'returned to office' is the definition.
(returned to political office)
'making a small adjustment contemplated being' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'being' could be 'ted' (Ted is an example) and 'ted' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for re-elected that I've seen before include "Voted back into office" , "Chosen to represent once more" .)