Publicly recommend (8)
I believe the answer is:
advocate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">publicly recommend</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 advocate that I've seen before include "One argues another's case" , "Speak in favour of" , "Publicly recommend" , "Public supporter" , "Person who pleads on behalf of another, like barrister" .)