Message sent by wire and delivered in written form (8)

I believe the answer is:

(Other definitions for telegram that I've seen before include "(Old) type of message" , "Message sent by wire" , "Now obsolete communication over a wire" , "Message transmitted by wire" , "Message once sent by radio or electrical signals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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