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He's a shining figure (5)

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I believe the answer is:

oscar

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'a shining figure' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'he's' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'car' and 'car' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'os' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for oscar that I've seen before include "to wit involved in row" , "Note" , "Title of Hollywood Academy award" , "Mr Wilde - film award" , "Boy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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