Patches up, in a way

I believe the answer is:

tapes

(Other definitions for tapes that I've seen before include "Records - strips of material" , "Bands of fabric" , "A spate of magnetic records" , "Magnetic strips for recording" , "Recordings" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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