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Noted duet, possibly (by Chopin?) (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etude

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'by chopin?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'noted duet' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'duet' is 'etud' which is present in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'possibly' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for etude that I've seen before include "A short musical exercise" , "Noted composition" , "Chopin study" , "bit of practice" , "Short piece of music for solo instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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