Considered even if before time (7)
I believe the answer is:
thought
'considered' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'even if before time' is the wordplay.
'even if' becomes 'though' (I've seen this before).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'though'+'t'='THOUGHT'
(Other definitions for thought that I've seen before include "Study" , "Considered, believed" , "That's an idea" , "Cogitation" , "Content of cognition" .)