Crossword Genius

Transmit commercial plugging port (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

radio

'transmit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'commercial plugging port' is the wordplay.
'commercial' becomes 'ad'.
'plugging' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'port' becomes 'rio' (I've seen this before).
'ad' inserted inside 'rio' is 'RADIO'.

(Other definitions for radio that I've seen before include "It used to be called the wireless" , "Communications device" , "Communications receiver" , "send a message" , "Transistor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.