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Fools broadcast, getting medium rating (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assessment

'rating' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'fools broadcast getting medium' is the wordplay.
'fools' becomes 'asses' (ass can mean a foolish person).
'broadcast' becomes 'sent' (sent or transmitted as a broadcast).
'getting' is an insertion indicator.
'medium' becomes 'm' (as in UK clothing sizes).
'sent' placed around 'm' is 'sment'.
'asses'+'sment'='ASSESSMENT'

(Other definitions for assessment that I've seen before include "Judgement" , "Process of valuation" , "Survey" , "Evaluation, estimation" , "rating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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