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Communication system that's great help when working (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

telegraph

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'communication system' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'great help when working' is the wordplay.
'when working' is an anagram indicator (the letters must work themselves into a new order).
'great'+'help'='greathelp'
'greathelp' with letters rearranged gives 'TELEGRAPH'.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for telegraph that I've seen before include "Means of communication" , "It's used for communications over wires" , "A scoreboard" , "paper" , "Daily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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