Sticks twisted tapes on spades (6)

I believe the answer is:

pastes

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'sticks' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'twisted tapes on spades' is the wordplay.
'twisted' indicates an anagram.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'spades' becomes 's' (abbreviation in card games).
'tapes' with letters rearranged gives 'paste'.
'paste'+'s'='PASTES'

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(Another definition for pastes that I've seen is " Sticky stuff, in spates".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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