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gazettes

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'magazines' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for gazettes that I've seen before include "Newspapers" , "papers" , "Official journals/newspapers" , "Official publications" , "Test gaze on official journals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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