Spelled out (9)
I believe the answer is:
explained
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spelled out</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for explained that I've seen before include "Made clear, gave reasons for" , "opened up" , "Made comprehensible" , "Elucidated, clarified" .)