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Conventional means of communication raises hackles of conspiracy theorist (10,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mainstream media

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'communication raises hackles of conspiracy theorist' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'conventional means' is the wordplay.
'conventional' becomes 'mainstream' (I've seen this before).
'means' becomes 'media' (I have seen 'Means of communication' mean 'media' so perhaps 'means' could also mean 'media').
'mainstream'+'media'='MAINSTREAM MEDIA'

'of' acts as a link.

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