Give a formal speech (5)
I believe the answer is:
orate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">give a formal speech</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for orate that I've seen before include "Give speech" , "Deliver a speech" , "Talk pompously" , "talk at length" , "Declaim or rant" .)