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Speaks by street, speaks with hesitation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stutters

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'speaks with hesitation' is the definition.
'stutters' can be an answer for 'speaks' (stuttering is a kind of speaking). I am unsure of the 'with hesitation' bit.

'speaks by street' is the wordplay.
'speaks' becomes 'utters' ('utter' can be a synonym of 'speak').
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'utters' after 'st' is 'STUTTERS'.

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(Other definitions for stutters that I've seen before include "impediments" , "Speaks with hesitant repetition of first consonants" , "falters" , "Stammers in repeating the first consonants of words" , "Speaks haltingly" .)

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