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Clever getting a page in message (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

capable

'clever' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a page in message' is the wordplay.
'page' becomes 'p'.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'message' becomes 'cable' (cable is a kind of message).
'a'+'p'='ap'
'ap' placed inside 'cable' is 'CAPABLE'.

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for capable that I've seen before include "qualified" , "Competent, having a certain ability" , "accomplished" , "'Clever, able (7)'" , "Of a person, competent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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