He got Daniel to break the news (8)
I believe the answer is:
headline
'news' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'he got daniel to break' is the wordplay.
'got' indicates putting letters inside.
'to break' indicates anagramming the letters.
'daniel' with letters rearranged gives 'eadlin'.
'he' enclosing 'eadlin' is 'HEADLINE'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for headline that I've seen before include "streamer, perhaps" , "Newspaper title" , "Top (a concert bill)" , "Article title" , "Prominent text" .)