Crossword Genius

Newspaper being able to capture one good indication of the pulse (4,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

time signature

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'indication of the pulse' 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?

'newspaper being able to capture one good' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'newspaper' could be 'times' (The Times is an example) and 'times' is found in the answer.
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
'good' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'nature' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for time signature that I've seen before include "Mark before the first bar?" , "Musical notation - intimate urges (anag)" , "Indicator on score of musical rhythm" , "guide for players" , "Indication of musical rhythm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.