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Stellar group welcomes Alternative Technology lecture (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oration

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'lecture' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'stellar group welcomes alternative technology' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'alternative' could be 'or' and 'or' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for oration that I've seen before include "A formal or ceremonial speech" , "An eloquent speech" , "A formal or public speech" , "Power of speech" , "lecture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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