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Instructions from this teacher given at volume (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guidebook

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'instructions' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'this teacher given at volume' is the wordplay.
'this teacher given' becomes 'guide' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'volume' becomes 'book' (synonyms).
'guide'+'book'='GUIDEBOOK'

'from' is the link.

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(Another definition for guidebook that I've seen is " Source of information for tourists".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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