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Figure with cake and tea getting biscuit at the back (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bar chart

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'figure' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'cake and tea getting biscuit at the back' is the wordplay.
'cake' becomes 'bar' (synonyms).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tea getting' becomes 'char' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'at the back' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'biscuit' is 't'.
'bar'+'char'+'t'='BAR CHART'

'with' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bar chart that I've seen before include "Diagram showing figures" , "graph" , "display of information" , "Table" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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