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It relays notes picked up from best-ever actor (6,6)

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I believe the answer is:

record player

'it relays notes picked up' is the definition.
(pick-up can mean a part of a record player)

'best-ever actor' is the wordplay.
'best-ever' becomes 'record' (as in setting a new record).
'actor' becomes 'player' (synonyms).
'record'+'player'='RECORD-PLAYER'

'from' is the link.

(Another definition for record player that I've seen is " Spinner".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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