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It's a far-reaching message, on paper (7)

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I believe the answer is:

airmail

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'paper' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'it's a far-reaching message' is the wordplay.
'it's a far reaching' becomes 'air' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'message' becomes 'mail' (mail is a kind of message).
'air'+'mail'='AIRMAIL'

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for airmail that I've seen before include "communication" , "Way of communicating" , "Letters carried by plane" , "I'm a liar (anag)" , "Flying post?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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