Sent a telegram, but went first by taxi (6)

I believe the answer is:

cabled

'sent a telegram' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'went first by taxi' is the wordplay.
'went first' becomes 'led' (I've seen this in another clue).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'taxi' becomes 'cab' (synonyms).
'led' after 'cab' is 'CABLED'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Another definition for cabled that I've seen is " Sent a message".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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