Give out about manatee (7)
I believe the answer is:
emanate
'give out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'about manatee' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'manatee' is an anagram of 'EMANATE'.
(Other definitions for emanate that I've seen before include "Emerge or originate" , "Issue forth, from a source" , "spring" , "Issue or originate from manatee" , "Manatee (anag.)" .)