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Communication from one who should inherit (masculine), so it's said (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airmail

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'communication' is the definition.
(I know that airmail is a type of mail)

'one who should inherit masculine so it's said' is the wordplay.
'one who should inherit' becomes 'air' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'masculine' becomes 'male' (associated in meaning).
'so it's said' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'male' sounds like 'mail'.
'air'+'mail'='AIRMAIL'

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for airmail that I've seen before include "Post going by plane" , "Speedy deliveries" , "It's marked "par avion"" , "Postal system f" , "Flying service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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