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Many a mystifying demo is connected with computers (5)

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I believe the answer is:

modem

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'with computers' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'many a mystifying demo is connected' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'many' could be 'm' (Roman numeral for a thousand) and 'm' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'demo' is 'odem' which is within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for modem that I've seen before include "Online connection device" , "Device linking computer system and telephone line" , "Computer communication device" , "(Wireless) communication device" , "Computer/line connector" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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