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Raised money when giving a speech (4)

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bred

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'raised' is the definition.
(eg bred children)

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(Other definitions for bred that I've seen before include "Developed (animal variety)" , "Brought forth" , "Generated" , "Very (music)" , "Gave rise to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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