Officer's given cold beer, getting notes in order (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
major scale
'notes in order' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'officer's given cold beer' is the wordplay.
'officer's' becomes 'majors' (type of military officer).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'majors'+'c'+'ale'='MAJOR SCALE'
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for major scale that I've seen is " Octave such as C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C".)