Shows jeans with flower on the outside (9)

I believe the answer is:

televises

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'shows' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'jeans with flower on the outside' is the wordplay.
'jeans' becomes 'levises' (Levi's is an example).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'flower on the outside' becomes 'te' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'levises' after 'te' is 'TELEVISES'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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