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Girl with record, we hear, that’s something comparable (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

analogue

'something comparable' is the definition.

'girl with record we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'girl' could be 'ana' and 'ana' is found within the answer.
'record' could be 'log' (logging is a kind of recording) and 'log' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for analogue that I've seen before include "This is similar in some respects to something else" , "As opposed to digital" , "a continuous watch" , "Something seen as comparable to another" , "Type of transmission by radio waves without digital conversion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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