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Older egg tossed in trash (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doggerel

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'trash' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'older egg tossed' is the wordplay.
'tossed' indicates an anagram.
'older'+'egg'='olderegg'
'olderegg' anagrammed gives 'DOGGEREL'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for doggerel that I've seen before include "Poor quality comic or trivial verse" , "Verse lacking artistry" , "Very bad poetry or verse" , "Terrible poetry" , "Rubbishy verse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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