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One receiving hidden signals making inroads with traitors? (10,5)

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transistor radio

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'one receiving hidden signals' is the definition.
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'making inroads with traitors?' is the wordplay.
'making' is an anagram indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'inroads' put after 'traitors' is 'traitorsinroads'.
'traitorsinroads' is an anagram of 'TRANSISTOR RADIO'.

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