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Banks in wrangle to back movie type (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

western

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'movie type' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'banks in wrangle to back' is the wordplay.
'banks in' suggests removing the centre (the edges or banks of the word).
'to back' becomes 'stern' (stern is a kind of back).
'wrangle' with its middle removed is 'we'.
'we'+'stern'='WESTERN'

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(Other definitions for western that I've seen before include "Cowboys and Indians movie" , "Cowboys and Indians film" , "direction?" , "Cowboy film of occidental origin" , "American film" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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