The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VIEWS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result VIEWS
- Struggles to accept western opinions
- Opinions on western society are competing
- What climbers seek to contend with, rivals holding hands?
- Contend with Shakespeare’s opening scenes
- Opinions of wife during struggles
- The prospects for wayward wives
- Write-ups on lost vistas
- Struggles to take in Western perspectives
- Compete with son’s opinions
- Wives' strange ideas
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The straight part
We know that "What climbers seek" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what climbers seek = views.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does VIEWS mean?
VIEWS noun- (physical) Visual perception.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- (psychological) Opinion, judgement, imagination.
- A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- A wake.
- To look at.
- To regard in a stated way.