Cries of former international comprehended by reticent people (8)
I believe the answer is:
exclaims
'cries' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'former international comprehended by reticent people' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'former' could be 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime) and 'ex' is present in the answer.
'international' could be 'i' (abbreviation eg in IMF) and 'i' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'clams' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exclaims that I've seen before include "Cries out from pain or surprise" , "Suddenly cries out" , "Cries out in climaxes" .)