Old-fashioned pocket beeper (5)

I believe the answer is:

pager

(Other definitions for pager that I've seen before include "message on this?" , "Contact device" , "communicator?" , "It alerts those on call" , "This may summon one" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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