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Pull horse over a crack (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laugh

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'crack' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'pull horse over a' is the wordplay.
'pull' becomes 'lug' (I've seen this before).
'horse' becomes 'h' (synonyms).
'over' is an insertion indicator.
'lug'+'h'='lugh'
'lugh' going around 'a' is 'LAUGH'.

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(Other definitions for laugh that I've seen before include "Show amusement or pleasure" , "Make sound expressing amusement" , "Chortle" , "Guffaw" , "Express joy or amusement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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