Related to, when allowed to speak to on the telephone (9)
I believe the answer is:
connected
'related to' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'allowed to speak to on the telephone' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for connected that I've seen before include "Affiliated, associated" , "Linked, related" , "Joined or linked together" .)