Deal with the speech (7)

I believe the answer is:

address

I believe this is a double definition.

'deal with' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'the speech' is the second definition.
(synonyms)

(Other definitions for address that I've seen before include "Begin to deal with" , "Where you live" , "Discourse" , "One's postal residence." , "Direct words at" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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