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Reverse a touch to get information (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

data

'information' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'reverse a touch' is the wordplay.
'reverse' says the letters should be written backwards.
'touch' becomes 'tad' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'a'+'tad'='atad'
'atad' back-to-front is 'DATA'.

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for data that I've seen before include "Facts given" , "tables, perhaps" , "Contents of some banks?" , "Statistical information" , "Computer info" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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