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Post-hermaphrodite gender reported? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snail mail

'post' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hermaphrodite gender reported?' is the wordplay.
'hermaphrodite' becomes 'snail' (most snails are hermaphrodites).
'gender' becomes 'male' (I have seen 'A gender ' mean 'male' so perhaps 'gender' could also mean 'male').
'reported?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'male' is a homophone of 'mail'.
'snail'+'mail'='SNAIL MAIL'

(Other definitions for snail mail that I've seen before include "Conventional (slow) post (informal)" , "old-fashioned correspondence?" , "Ordinary post" , "Slow delivery" , "The conventional postal service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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