Spells out (8)
I believe the answer is:
explains
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spells out</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for explains that I've seen before include "Clarifies" , "Breaks down" , "Expounds how" , "Makes intelligible" , "Makes something clear" .)