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Male getting into retro blue movies? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dramas

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'movies?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'male getting into retro blue' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'getting into' is an insertion indicator.
'retro' is a reversal indicator (retro is Latin for 'backwards').
'blue' becomes 'sad' (similar in meaning).
'sad' in reverse letter order is 'das'.
'ram' put inside 'das' is 'DRAMAS'.

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(Other definitions for dramas that I've seen before include "works" , "Theatrical plays" , "Tragic situations" , "sensations" , "crises" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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