Spoken reply (6)
I believe the answer is:
answer
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spoken reply</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 answer that I've seen before include "Response to a question" , "What you need" , "Acknowledge" , "Respond" , "fit" .)