Mates giving a variety of views (5)
I believe the answer is:
wives
'mates' is the definition.
(wife is a kind of mate)
'a variety of views' is the wordplay.
'a variety of' indicates an anagram.
'views' with letters rearranged gives 'WIVES'.
'giving' is the link.
(Other definitions for wives that I've seen before include "Men's partners in marriage" , "See 11" , "Spouses" .)