Saying girdle can malfunction (9)

I believe the answer is:

declaring

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

'girdle can malfunction' is the wordplay.
'malfunction' is an anagram indicator.
'girdle'+'can'='girdlecan'
'girdlecan' is an anagram of 'DECLARING'.

(Another definition for declaring that I've seen is " statement-making".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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