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Give a speech (5)

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I believe the answer is:

orate

'give a speech' is the definition.
(oratory is public speaking)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for orate that I've seen before include "Talk pompously" , "Speak formally" , "Speechify" , "Speak in florid style" , "Speak like Cicero?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, the USA Today and the Universal.
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