Dictaphone consumables PA used recklessly – tiny bit stuck inside (10)

I believe the answer is:

audiotapes

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'dictaphone consumables' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.

'pa used recklessly tiny bit stuck inside' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'bit' could be 'iota' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'iota' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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