Profess (4)
'profess' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for avow that I've seen before include "Assert or confess openly" , "Strongly maintain" , "Declare - admit" , "Asseverate" , "Assert - admit" .)
'profess' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "Declare or insist" , "Formally assert" , "Prove to be true" , "Firmly maintain" , "State (to be the case)" .)