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Speaking or starting into a translation (7)

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oration

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'speaking' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'or starting into a translation' is the wordplay.
'starting' becomes 'a' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a translation' is an anagram indicator.
'into' is an anagram of 'tion'.
'or'+'a'+'tion'='ORATION'

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(Other definitions for oration that I've seen before include "A formal or ceremonial speech" , "Platform speech" , "Major speech" , "Making a speech" , "Power of speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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