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Reviews short broadcast by two accountants and one of the Wattles from Australia (6)

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I believe the answer is:

acacia

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'wattles from australia' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'reviews short broadcast by two accountants and one' is the wordplay.
'reviews' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (view the letters another way).
'short broadcast by two' becomes 'i' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'accountants' becomes 'caca'.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'one' becomes 'a' (a thing is one thing).
'i'+'caca'='icaca'
'icaca' back-to-front is 'acaci'.
'acaci'+'a'='ACACIA'

'of the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for acacia that I've seen before include "Wattle genus" , "Spiny shrub with clusters of yellow or white flowers" , "Flowering shrub of the pea family" , "Gum-yielding tree ir shrub" , "Garden plant also known as wattle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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