Lover of Homer allowed to return message (8)

I believe the answer is:

'message' is the definition.
(I know that telegram is a type of message)

'lover of homer allowed to return' is the wordplay.
'lover of homer' becomes 'Marge' (Marge is married to Homer in The Simpsons).
'allowed to' becomes 'let' (to let something happen is to allow it).
'return' says the letters should be written backwards.
'marge'+'let'='margelet'
'margelet' backwards is 'TELEGRAM'.

(Other definitions for telegram that I've seen before include "It may bring word" , "Electric message" , "Now obsolete communication over a wire" , "Message transmitted by wire" , "Pre-1980s electronic message" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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