Negotiation (5)
I believe the answer is:
talks
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">negotiation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for talks that I've seen before include "Chats; lectures" , "Verbalises" , "negotiations" , "Speaks" , "negotiation" .)