Possible Clues:

• Express in words
• Sequence of words gets well worn in the hearing
• Sherpa (anag)
• More than words
• Grammatical term wears out, they say
• It may be turned on a soapbox
• A few words from Lear finally entering stage
• Short, coherent group of words
• Run towards centre of stage, delivering some words
• Wears, so to speak, a certain expression