Gave a speech (6)
I believe the answer is:
orated
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gave a speech</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 orated that I've seen before include "made a speech" , "lectured" , "Made speeches" , "Spoke at length" , "Talked pompously" .)