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Alerts aristocracy about internet protocol (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tipoffs

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'alerts' is the definition.

'aristocracy about internet protocol' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'about' could be 'of' and 'of' is found in the answer.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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