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The lion is restless: call this urgently (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hotline

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'call this urgently' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'the lion is restless' is the wordplay.
'is restless' indicates anagramming the letters (letters not resting).
'the'+'lion'='thelion'
'thelion' is an anagram of 'HOTLINE'.

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(Other definitions for hotline that I've seen before include "Special phone link" , "Direct phone access (for presidents?)" , "Former direct phone line between the White House and the Kremlin" , "linked Washington to the Kremlin" , "Important number to call" .)

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