SAS orated short pieces (6)
I believe the answer is:
essays
'pieces' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sas orated' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'sas' is 'ssa' which is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'short' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for essays that I've seen before include "Charles Lamb's particular form of writing" , "Literary efforts" , "literary work" , "Endeavours" , "Short pieces of writing on a particular subject" .)