Phoned and spoke (4)
I believe the answer is:
rung
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'phoned' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'spoke' is the second definition.
(synonyms)
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for rung that I've seen before include "Crosspiece of a ladder" , "Part of a ladder" , "Level in a hierarchy" , "support for foot" , "Tolled - step on ladder" .)