Symbolise (9)
I believe the answer is:
represent
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">symbolise</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that represent is a more specific form of the action be)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for represent that I've seen before include "Picture" , "declare" , "Explain" , "Ambassadors do it" , "Illustrate" .)