Nonverbal actions that encode messages (7)

I believe the answer is:

signals

(Other definitions for signals that I've seen before include "Flags, gestures" , "(Traffic) lights" , "Indications or gestures as information or warning" , "Coded communications" , "Actions that encode messages" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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