Accidentally assign statesmen emails etc (7,8)

I believe the answer is:

instant messages

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'emails etc' is the definition.
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'accidentally assign statesmen' is the wordplay.
'accidentally' is an anagram indicator (a chaotic or accidental ordering of the letters).
'assign'+'statesmen'='assignstatesmen'
'assignstatesmen' with letters rearranged gives 'INSTANT MESSAGES'.

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