Observe perhaps in so many words (7)
I believe the answer is:
verbose
'observe perhaps in so many words' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'observe perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'observe' with letters rearranged gives 'VERBOSE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for verbose that I've seen before include "Using too many words, too talkative" , "Wordy, prolix" , "Circumlocutory" , "not given to Trappist ways" , "Talkative, given to saying too much" .)