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Give a chap a little light reading (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handbill

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'a little light reading' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'give a chap' is the wordplay.
'give' becomes 'hand' (synonyms).
'a chap' becomes 'bill' (short for William).
'hand'+'bill'='HANDBILL'

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(Other definitions for handbill that I've seen before include "notice" , "Small advert" , "Hill band (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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