Seen during inspection, e.g., lecturer will disregard (7)
I believe the answer is:
neglect
'disregard' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'seen during inspection e g lecturer' is the wordplay.
'seen during' indicates a hidden word.
'NEGLECT' can be found hidden inside 'inspection e g lecturer'.
'will' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for neglect that I've seen before include "Failure to do something" , "Disregard or fail to care for" , "slight" , "Fail to act or take care" , "Fail to look after (something)" .)