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Social media platform deleting women's response to joke? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

titter

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'social media platform' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for titter that I've seen before include "Stifled laugh" , "Nervous or affected laugh" , "Stifled giggle" , "Laugh nervously in high-pitched way" , "Nervous restrained laugh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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