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Pitch tent here — it provides data link (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethernet

'it provides data link' is the definition.

'pitch tent here' is the wordplay.
'pitch' indicates anagramming the letters (pitch can mean to throw or rock around).
'tent'+'here'='tenthere'
'tenthere' with letters rearranged gives 'ETHERNET'.

(Other definitions for ethernet that I've seen before include "comms system" , "Network of a number of computers" , "Computer system" , "System connecting several computers" , "food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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