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Powerful speech from either a Labour member ... (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oratory

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'powerful speech' is the definition.
(oratory means speaking in public)

'either a labour member' is the wordplay.
'either' becomes 'or' (I've seen this in another clue).
'labour member' becomes 'tory' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'or'+'a'+'tory'='ORATORY'

'from' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oratory that I've seen before include "School" , "Rhetoric - place of prayer" , "Cicero's art" , "Small chapel for private worship" , "Eloquent language" .)

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