Compete in a poetry slam (6)

I believe the answer is:

recite

(Other definitions for recite that I've seen before include "Ire etc (anag)" , "Intone" , "Speak (eg, a poem)" , "Give detailed account" , "Declaim aloud" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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