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Unclear VAR arrangement results in facetious swearing (10)

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I believe the answer is:

vernacular

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'facetious swearing' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'unclear var arrangement' is the wordplay.
'arrangement' indicates an anagram.
'unclear'+'var'='unclearvar'
'unclearvar' with letters rearranged gives 'VERNACULAR'.

'results in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for vernacular that I've seen before include "Local-style" , "Everyday language" , "Characteristic language" , "Native tongue - dialect" , "Native language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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