Unusual disrepute attaches to judge for witty remark (3,7)
I believe the answer is:
jeu desprit
'witty remark' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'unusual disrepute attaches to judge' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'attaches to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'judge' becomes 'J' (abbreviation for judge).
'disrepute' anagrammed gives 'eudesprit'.
'eudesprit' after 'j' is 'JEU DESPRIT'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for jeu desprit that I've seen before include "Crack" , "Wit" , "joke!" , "witty display" .)