Try perhaps to find gossip (7)
I believe the answer is:
hearsay
'gossip' is the definition.
(I know that hearsay is a type of gossip)
'try perhaps' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'hear' (as in to try someone in court or hear their case).
'perhaps' becomes 'say' (both can mean 'for example').
'hear'+'say'='HEARSAY'
'to find' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for hearsay that I've seen before include "Common talk" , "speculation" , "Rumour or gossip - inadmissible as evidence" , "Kind of rumour, makes bad evidence" , "Testimony not based on direct knowledge" .)