Examine varied pins etc (7)
I believe the answer is:
inspect
'examine' is the definition.
(I know that inspect is a more specific form of examine)
'varied pins etc' is the wordplay.
'varied' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pins'+'etc'='pinsetc'
'pinsetc' anagrammed gives 'INSPECT'.
(Other definitions for inspect that I've seen before include "vet" , "Check" , "Examine closely" , "Scrutinise" , "Look over carefully" .)