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Record Bolshevik making a point? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tapered

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'record bolshevik making a point?' is the definition.
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'record bolshevik' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'tape' (taping is a kind of recording).
'bolshevik' becomes 'red' (type of communist or 'red').
'tape'+'red'='TAPERED'

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(Other definitions for tapered that I've seen before include "Narrowing to a point" , "With thickness reduced towards an end" , "Narrowing towards one end" , "Reducing to a final point" , "Coming to a point" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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