Delivers a speech (6)

I believe the answer is:

orates

(Other definitions for orates that I've seen before include "Speechifies" , "Makes lengthy or pompous speech" , "Talks grandly from a platform" , "Speaks formally, makes speech" , "Talks pompously" .)

I've seen this clue in the Jonesin Crosswords, the Jonesin' and the USA Today.

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