Gave effortless recital and staggered away (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
reeled off
'gave effortless recital' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'staggered away' is the wordplay.
'staggered' becomes 'reeled' ('reel' can be a synonym of 'stagger').
'away' becomes 'off' (synonyms).
'reeled'+'off'='REELED OFF'
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reeled off that I've seen before include "was able to recite fluently" , "Uttered fluently" , "danced away" , "Quickly recited" , "Recited fluently" .)