Open to view nose job's insinuations (9)
I believe the answer is:
overtones
'job's insinuations' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'open to view nose' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'open' could be 'overt' (associated in meaning) and 'overt' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'nose' is 'ones' which is within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overtones that I've seen before include "added nuances" , "subtle innuendoes" , "Upper partials" , "Subtle implications" .)