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Medic cuts hours short and gets around to piles of notes upon notes, perhaps. (6)

Ross

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chords

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'medic cuts' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for chords that I've seen before include "Combinations of notes in harmony" , "Combinations of harmonious notes" , "Combinations of three or more musical notes" , "Combinations of notes sounded together" , "Groups of notes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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