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I'm given a role to communicate (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impart

'communicate' is the definition.
(impart can mean to communicate or pass on)

'i'm given a role' is the wordplay.
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a role' becomes 'part' (eg a part or role in a film).
'im'+'part'='IMPART'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for impart that I've seen before include "Give - tell" , "Pass on information" , "Convey information, make known" , "Communicate (information)" , "Pass on (knowledge, info)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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