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Friendly message preceded by reflective query? (8)

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amicable

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'friendly' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'message preceded by reflective query?' is the wordplay.
'message' becomes 'cable' (cable is a kind of message).
'preceded by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'reflective query?' becomes 'ami' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cable' after 'ami' is 'AMICABLE'.

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(Other definitions for amicable that I've seen before include "on good terms" , "In friendly spirit" , "Friendly and sociable" , "Of friendly disposition, good-natured" , "sweet?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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