Play Little Richard classic (5)
I believe the answer is:
doric
'play little richard classic' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'play little richard' is the wordplay.
'play' becomes 'do' (both can mean to perform something).
'little' means to remove the last letter (the word is not quite complete).
'richard' becomes 'rick' (common nickname for Richard).
'rick' with its final letter taken off is 'ric'.
'do'+'ric'='DORIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for doric that I've seen before include "Type of column" , "A classical style of architecture with fluted columns" , "Architectural style of Ancient Greece" , "Type of classical architecture" , "One classical order in architecture" .)