Uproot and rip out air freshener (9)
I believe the answer is:
potpourri
'air freshener' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'uproot and rip out' is the wordplay.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'uproot' after 'rip' is 'ripuproot'.
'ripuproot' is an anagram of 'POTPOURRI'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for potpourri that I've seen before include "stew" , "Bowl or jar of fragrant petals and spices" , "Mixed bag - rip up root (anag)" , "Perfumed mixture; medley" , "A medley of popular tunes" .)