Speak from floor at eight (5)
I believe the answer is:
orate
'speak' is the definition.
(I know that orate is a type of speak)
'from floor at eight' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ORATE' is hidden in the letters of 'floor at eight'.
(Other definitions for orate that I've seen before include "Pontificate" , "Speak in public" , "Make a flowery speech" , "Make a pompous speech" , "Speechify" .)