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Flannel cook squeezes well! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flummery

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'well' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'flannel cook squeezes' is the wordplay.
'flannel' becomes 'lumme' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cook' becomes 'fry' (fry cook is a kind of cook).
'squeezes' indicates putting letters inside (squeeze can mean hug or embrace).
'lumme' placed into 'fry' is 'FLUMMERY'.

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(Other definitions for flummery that I've seen before include "Meaningless pomp" , "Meaningless ceremonies and flattery" , "Load of rot" , "Dish of eggs and sugar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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