Rests, said to be a bit lazy (4)
I believe the answer is:
lays
'rests' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'said to be a bit lazy' is the wordplay.
'said' becomes 'ays' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'be a bit' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'a bit of' mean this).
The first letter of 'lazy' is 'l'.
'ays' put after 'l' is 'LAYS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lays that I've seen before include "Arranges" , "literary works?" , "Puts down - narrative poetry" , "Puts down the old ballads" , "Minstrel's melodies" .)