What does the cryptic crossword clue "Gong showing time for Christmas speech (10)" mean?

The definition is "speech". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). DEC (synonym="ember") + ORATION (synonym="ORATION") = DECORATION The answer is DECORATION.

Gong showing time for Christmas speech (10)

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