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Wired: “Taxi was in the forefront” (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cabled

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'wired' is the definition.
('cable' can be a synonym of 'wire')

'taxi was in the forefront' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'taxi' could be 'cab' (synonyms) and 'cab' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'led' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for cabled that I've seen is " Sent a message".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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