Announced (8)
'announced' is the definition.
('declare' can be a synonym of 'announce')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for declared that I've seen before include "Announced formally" , "Stated emphatically" , "Spoke or said dramatically" , "Announced, proclaimed" , "Announced publicly" .)
'announced' is the definition.
(say can mean to state or announce something)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for said that I've seen before include "Averred" , "Expressed orally" , "Rumoured" , "Mentioned" , "Port ____, important site in the Suez crisis" .)
(Other definitions for intimated that I've seen before include "Let it be known" , "Suggested" , "have given a hint" .)