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Post Office over time provides instruction to readers (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pto

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'instruction to readers' is the definition.
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'post office over time' is the wordplay.
'post office' becomes 'po' (abbreviation).
'over' indicates putting letters inside.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'po' enclosing 't' is 'PTO'.

'provides' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pto that I've seen before include "See overleaf" , "Please turn over (abbr.)" , "Turn the page" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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