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Visit when pear initiates shared communication (10,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conference call

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'communication' is the definition.
(conference call is a kind of communication)

'visit when pear initiates shared' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'visit' could be 'call' (synonyms) and 'call' is found within the answer.
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for conference call that I've seen before include "line to be shared" , "Virtual meeting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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