Soldier on stage having right to use different words (10)
I believe the answer is:
paraphrase
'different words' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'soldier on stage having right' is the wordplay.
'soldier on' becomes 'para' (short for paratrooper. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'stage' becomes 'phase' (both can mean a part or period of something).
'having' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'phase' enclosing 'r' is 'phrase'.
'para'+'phrase'='PARAPHRASE'
'to use' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paraphrase that I've seen before include "free rendering" , "summary" , "express words differently" , "put it in a different way" , "put differently" .)