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A frenetic random communicator (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interface

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'communicator' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'a frenetic random' is the wordplay.
'random' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'frenetic'='afrenetic'
'afrenetic' with letters rearranged gives 'INTERFACE'.

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(Other definitions for interface that I've seen before include "Point where two things interact" , "Point where two thing meet" , "Windows, for example" , "meeting-point" , "Point where two things meet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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