Intended to take counsel (10)
I believe the answer is:
deliberate
This clue is a double definition.
'intended' is the first definition.
(similar in meaning)
'take counsel' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for deliberate that I've seen before include "Intentional; think carefully" , "debate" , "put on thinking cap" , "Ponder" , "Done consciously" .)