Break the news
I believe the answer is:
tell
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">break the news</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tell that I've seen before include "Reveal - command" , "William .... was legendary Swiss hero-archer" , "Relate; Swiss hero" , "William . . . . was a legendary Swiss archer" , "Instruct" .)