Possible Clues:

• Already claimed, with "for"
• Said aloud
• Said to give one a prod from pole to pole
• Uttered through the medium of speech
• Like slander
• Verbalised
• It's said on the wheel to the North
• In pens that are broken, it's all right, in a manner of speaking
• Expressed orally
• Word with ''well'' or ''soft''