Understanding 'the knowledge' (10)

I believe the answer is:

perception

I believe this is a double definition.

'understanding' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'the knowledge' is the second definition.
(perception is a kind of knowledge)

(Another definition for perception that I've seen is " View".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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