Wonderful, using a rope as an art form (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
grand opera
'an art form' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'wonderful using a rope' is the wordplay.
'wonderful' becomes 'grand' (I've seen this in another clue).
'using' indicates an anagram (the letters used in a different way).
'a'+'rope'='arope'
'arope' with letters rearranged gives 'opera'.
'grand'+'opera'='GRAND OPERA'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for grand opera that I've seen before include "serious music" , "major theatrical project" , "Musical entertainment" , "eg Aida, Faust" , "'Aida', for instance?" .)