Connection to Samuel Beckett in Dublin, for instance (6)

I believe the answer is:

bridge

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'connection' is the definition.
(bridge is a kind of connection)

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(Other definitions for bridge that I've seen before include "Pontoon is one" , "Span of popular card game" , "Connection crossing river etc" , "Span or connect" , "A walkover" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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