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One gives inside info of Cockney three-piece on phone (7-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whistle-blower

'one gives inside info' is the definition.

'cockney three-piece on phone' is the wordplay.
'cockney three-piece' becomes 'whistle' (whistle-and-suit is Cockney rhyming slang for suit).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'phone' becomes 'blower' (informal term for telephone).
'whistle'+'blower'='WHISTLE-BLOWER'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for whistle-blower that I've seen before include "One who informs on malpractice" , "Informer on illicit activities" , "Person with inside information making public some illicit activity" , "Teller of tales to the authorities - referee?" , "Person revealing improper activities" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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