Explain the meaning of (9)
I believe the answer is:
interpret
'explain the meaning of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for interpret that I've seen before include "Read" , "Explain the meaning of, perhaps a foreign language" , "Assign one's own meaning to" , "Orally translate" , "Translate, make sense of" .)