Sees it fit badly and declares it openly (9)

I believe the answer is:

testifies

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'declares it openly' is the definition.
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'sees it fit badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in the wrong order).
'sees'+'it'+'fit'='seesitfit'
'seesitfit' with letters rearranged gives 'TESTIFIES'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for testifies that I've seen is " Gives evidence".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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