Quotes
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">quotes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('cite' can be a synonym of 'quote')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cites that I've seen before include "Refers to" , "Quotes as authority" , "Quotes; names" , "Quotes (an author)" , "Mentions as an example" .)