Say you don't intend to run! (7)

I believe the answer is:

declare

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'say' is the definition.
(declaring is a kind of saying)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for declare that I've seen before include "... cut short innings" , "Make clearly known" , "Proclaim" , "Assert" , "State clearly, announce officially" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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