Little bar where fries are cooked (5)
I believe the answer is:
serif
'little bar' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'fries are cooked' is the wordplay.
'are cooked' is an anagram indicator.
'fries' is an anagram of 'SERIF'.
'where' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for serif that I've seen before include "Little bit of character" , "addition to character?" , "stroke of the pen" , "Projection at a letter's end" , "Feature of some typefaces" .)