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Roger says this works (8)

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receiver

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'roger says this works' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for receiver that I've seen before include "Equipment to take radio or tv signals" , "Beneficiary; fence" , "Telephone handset" , "Fence; bankruptcy official" , "One talked into" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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