Not delivered directly, say (7)

I believe the answer is:

relayed

(Other definitions for relayed that I've seen before include "Passed on from hand to hand, station to station etc" , "Transmitted along" , "Broadcast; passed on" , "Layered (anag.)" , "Received and passed on" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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