Stated (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">stated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('say' can be a synonym of 'state')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for said that I've seen before include "Spoken" , "Announced; Egypt. Port" , "Uttered at Suez port" , "Mentioned" , "Averred" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">stated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that stated can be written as declared)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for declared that I've seen before include "Closed an innings" , "Spoke or said dramatically" , "Announced publicly" , "Stated emphatically" , "Announced formally" .)