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A communication link in hotel use (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hotline

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'a communication link' is the definition.
'hotline' can be an answer for 'link' (I have seen 'critical link' mean 'hotline' so perhaps 'link' could also mean 'hotline'). I am not certain of the 'a communication' bit.

'in hotel use' is the wordplay.
'use' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'used' mean this).
'in'+'hotel'='inhotel'
'inhotel' is an anagram of 'HOTLINE'.

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(Other definitions for hotline that I've seen before include "Former direct phone line between the White House and the Kremlin" , "Direct phone link" , "Direct phone access (for presidents?)" , "Important number to call" , "Special phone link" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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