Try, for example, to generate rumour (7)
I believe the answer is:
hearsay
'rumour' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'try for example' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'hear' (as in to try someone in court or hear their case).
'for example' becomes 'say' ('say' can be used to introduce an example).
'hear'+'say'='HEARSAY'
'to generate' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for hearsay that I've seen before include "speculation" , "Kind of rumour, makes bad evidence" , "rumoured" , "Testimony not based on direct knowledge" , "product of grapevine" .)