Standard reading? (5)
I believe the answer is:
paper
'standard reading?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'standard reading?' is the wordplay.
'standard' becomes 'pape' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'reading?' becomes 'r' (one of the traditional three R's of education).
'pape'+'r'='PAPER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paper that I've seen before include "See 10/25/18/20" , "Set of examination questions" , "Thin material used for writing, wrapping etc" , "It's made from wood pulp generally" , "Alternative to scissors or stone?" .)