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Urgent message - false gem alert (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

telegram

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'urgent message' is the definition.
'telegram' can be an answer for 'message' (telegram is a kind of message). I am not certain of the 'urgent' bit.

'false gem alert' is the wordplay.
'false' is an anagram indicator.
'gem'+'alert'='gemalert'
'gemalert' with letters rearranged gives 'TELEGRAM'.

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(Other definitions for telegram that I've seen before include "Message transmitted by wire" , "Now obsolete communication over a wire" , "Message sent by wire" , "cable" , "Dispatch" .)

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