Speak from a dais (5)

I believe the answer is:

orate

(Other definitions for orate that I've seen before include "Make a pompous speech" , "Make a flowery speech" , "Deliver a speech" , "Give a formal address" , "Declaim or rant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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