State formally (7)
I believe the answer is:
declare
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">state formally</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 declare that I've seen before include "... cut short innings" , "Assert" , "State clearly, announce officially" , "say" , "Announce formally" .)