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Rose and made a speech without a single drink (10)

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I believe the answer is:

originated

'rose' is the definition.
('originate' can be a synonym of 'rise')

'made a speech without a single drink' is the wordplay.
'made a speech' becomes 'orated' (I've seen this before).
'without' is an insertion indicator ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'a single' becomes 'I' (one).
'drink' becomes 'gin' (gin is an alcoholic drink).
'i'+'gin'='igin'
'orated' going around 'igin' is 'ORIGINATED'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Another definition for originated that I've seen is " Started".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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