Identifying (6)
I believe the answer is:
naming
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">identifying</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('name' can be a synonym of 'identify')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for naming that I've seen before include "Titling" , "Conferring appellation on" , "Calling" , "Identifying; mentioning" , "Christening" .)