Stake reputation ultimately on no Scottish radio equipment (8)

I believe the answer is:

antennae

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'stake reputation ultimately on no scottish radio equipment' is the definition.
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'stake reputation ultimately on no scottish' is the wordplay.
'stake' becomes 'ante' (stake in poker).
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'no scottish' becomes 'nae' ('no' in Scottish dialect).
The last letter of 'reputation' is 'n'.
'ante'+'n'+'nae'='ANTENNAE'

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(Other definitions for antennae that I've seen before include "They sense" , "Sensory appendages on insects" , "They receive radio signals" , "Sensitive parts of insects" , "Feelers or aerials" .)

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