Spoken of insurance by journalist (7)
I believe the answer is:
covered
'spoken of' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'insurance by journalist' is the wordplay.
'insurance' becomes 'cover' (I've seen this before).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'cover'+'ed'='COVERED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for covered that I've seen before include "Concealed; dealt with" , "Overlaid with something" , "Concealed; roofed over" , "Insured; enveloped" , "given protection" .)