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Rules for Xmas I’m developing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maxims

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'rules' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'xmas i'm developing' is the wordplay.
'developing' indicates anagramming the letters (letters developed into a new form).
'xmas'+'im'='xmasim'
'xmasim' with letters rearranged gives 'MAXIMS'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for maxims that I've seen before include "gnomes" , "Axioms, precepts" , "General truths or rules of conduct" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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