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Medico treating vile tommyrot (6)

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I believe the answer is:

drivel

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'tommyrot' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'medico treating vile' is the wordplay.
'medico' becomes 'Dr' (synonyms).
'treating' is an anagram indicator.
'vile' with letters rearranged gives 'ivel'.
'dr'+'ivel'='DRIVEL'

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(Other definitions for drivel that I've seen before include "Silly talk, twaddle" , "Silly talk, sheer nonsense" , "Stuff and nonsense" , "Foolish talk" , "Nonsensical talk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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