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Show yourself to be an equal, in oratory (6)

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appear

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(Other definitions for appear that I've seen before include "Arrive" , "Come into sight, materialise" , "Become visible or seem" , "Seem - come into view" , "Seem, look" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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