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Radio is crook (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

receiver

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This clue might be a double definition.

'radio' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'crook' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for receiver that I've seen before include "Beneficiary; fence" , "Legally-appointed person to liquidate or preserve assets" , "wide one perhaps" , "Person appointed to liquidate or preserve assets" , "Equipment used to ring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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