Look! Area auditor collects pennies (6)
I believe the answer is:
appear
'look' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'area auditor collects pennies' is the wordplay.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'auditor' becomes 'ear' (I've seen this in other clues).
'collects' indicates putting letters inside.
'pennies' becomes 'pp' (two instances of the abbreviation for penny).
'a'+'ear'='aear'
'aear' placed around 'pp' is 'APPEAR'.
(Other definitions for appear that I've seen before include "Become visible like ghost" , "become available" , "Make an entrance as ghost may" , "be published" , "Arrive" .)