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Disprove false yields (8)

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I believe the answer is:

provides

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'yields' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'disprove false' is the wordplay.
'false' indicates an anagram.
'disprove' anagrammed gives 'PROVIDES'.

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(Other definitions for provides that I've seen before include "Gives what is desired or needed" , "Supplies, furnishes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Best For Puzzles.
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