False ID criminal made man uses (7,4)

I believe the answer is:

assumed name

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'false id' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'criminal made man uses' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'made'+'man'+'uses'='mademanuses'
'mademanuses' is an anagram of 'ASSUMED NAME'.

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(Other definitions for assumed name that I've seen before include "I may appear under this" , "Alias" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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