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Republican plugs rigged election claim in post online (10,4)

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I believe the answer is:

electronic mail

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'post online' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'republican plugs rigged election claim' is the wordplay.
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation).
'plugs' indicates putting letters inside (plug can mean to fill a gap).
'rigged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'election'+'claim'='electionclaim'
'electionclaim' with letters rearranged gives 'electonicmail'.
'r' inserted into 'electonicmail' is 'ELECTRONIC MAIL'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for electronic mail that I've seen before include "Form of communication" , "message on screen?" .)

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