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Of use to writers still we hear (10)

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I believe the answer is:

stationery

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'of use to writers' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'still we hear' is the wordplay.
'still' becomes 'stationary' (both can mean immobile).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'stationary' is a homophone of 'STATIONERY'.

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(Other definitions for stationery that I've seen before include "Treasury tags, for instance" , "Writing material" , "Files etc" , "Writing paper, etc" , "Materials needed for writing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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