An oral edict, perhaps (11)
I believe the answer is:
declaration
'an oral edict perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'an oral edict perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'an'+'oral'+'edict'='anoraledict'
'anoraledict' is an anagram of 'DECLARATION'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for declaration that I've seen before include "profession" , "Formal announcement" , "Pronouncement" .)