Speaking haltingly (10)
I believe the answer is:
stammering
(Other definitions for stammering that I've seen before include "struggling with words" , "With involuntary hesitation in speech" , "Tending to repeat starts of words" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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