Stated with conviction (8)

I believe the answer is:

declared

(Other definitions for declared that I've seen before include "Announced publicly" , "Made clearly known" , "Spoke or said dramatically" , "Avowed openly" , "Announced formally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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