Struggles to accept western opinions (5)
I believe the answer is:
views
'opinions' is the definition.
('view' can be a synonym of 'opinion')
'struggles to accept western' is the wordplay.
'struggles' becomes 'vies' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to accept' indicates putting letters inside.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'vies' going around 'w' is 'VIEWS'.
(Other definitions for views that I've seen before include "Wives (anag.)" , "Looks at; opinions" , "Opinions, perspectives" , "What pollsters seek" , "Aspects, panoramas" .)