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Leader of Opposition helping to produce speech (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oration

'speech' is the definition.
(oration is a kind of speech)

'leader of opposition helping' is the wordplay.
'leader of' suggests taking the first letters.
'helping' becomes 'ration' (a ration is a serving or helping).
The initial letter of 'opposition' is 'o'.
'o'+'ration'='ORATION'

'to produce' is the link.

(Other definitions for oration that I've seen before include "A formal or ceremonial speech" , "lecture" , "words" , "A formal or public speech" , "Platform speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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