Ring and scold, or at least speak (5)
I believe the answer is:
orate
'speak' is the definition.
(I know that orate is a type of speak)
'ring and scold' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'scold' becomes 'rate' (I've seen this before).
'o'+'rate'='ORATE'
'or at least' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for orate that I've seen before include "Pontificate" , "Give a formal address" , "Speak pompously and at length" , "Talk pompously" , "Speak like Cicero?" .)