Beneficiary considers report's breathy passages (7)

I believe the answer is:

airways

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'passages' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Inspiring passages' mean 'airways' so perhaps 'passages' could also mean 'airways')

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(Other definitions for airways that I've seen before include "Radio channels" , "travel company" , "Inspiring passages" , "Things fly along here" , "Ventilation passages" .)

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

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