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Phone back after seeing message on little folded card (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

notelet

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'folded card' is the definition.
(a folded card or paper for writing a note on)

'phone back after seeing message' is the wordplay.
'phone' becomes 'tel' (short for telephone).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'seeing message' becomes 'note' (note is a kind of message).
'tel' reversed gives 'let'.
'let' put after 'note' is 'NOTELET'.

'on little' is the link.
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(Other definitions for notelet that I've seen before include "Small sheet for letter" , "Paper folded" , "Paper for informal letter" , "informal communication" , "Decorative letter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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