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Legislative measures followed by Romans (4)

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I believe the answer is:

acts

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

'legislative measures followed' is the wordplay.
'legislative' becomes 'ac' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'measures' becomes 'Ts' (T is an example).
'followed' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ac'+'ts'='ACTS'

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for acts that I've seen before include "Behaves like thespian" , "Cast in major play sections" , "Goes" , "Is effective" , "Behaves or plays" .)

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