Recall from memory, fortune lost by counterfeiter (6)

I believe the answer is:

recite

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'recall' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for recite that I've seen before include "Intone" , "Ire etc (anag)" , "Repeatr aloud from memory" , "Repeat aloud from memory, say poetry" , "Repeat, recount" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.

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