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Neat trio playing in pub with beer and song (14)

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I believe the answer is:

internationale

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'song' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'neat trio playing in pub with beer' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'neat'+'trio'='neattrio'
'neattrio' with letters rearranged gives 'ternatio'.
'ternatio' put within 'inn' is 'internation'.
'internation'+'ale'='INTERNATIONALE'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for internationale that I've seen before include "Socialist's revolutionary song" , "revolutionary hymn" , "Left to play this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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