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Talks or possibly eats (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orates

'talks' is the definition.
(orating is a kind of talking)

'or possibly eats' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'eats' anagrammed gives 'ates'.
'or'+'ates'='ORATES'

(Other definitions for orates that I've seen before include "Speaks formally, makes speech" , "Talks pompously" , "Talks grandly from a platform" , "Speechifies" , "Makes lengthy or pompous speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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