Speaks candidly (5,2)

I believe the answer is:

opens up

(Other definitions for opens up that I've seen before include "talks freely" , "talks without inhibitions" , "Becomes more communicative" , "starts shooting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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