Volumes on crime, from top to bottom (8)
I believe the answer is:
editions
'volumes' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'on crime from top to bottom' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' is present in the answer.
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for editions that I've seen before include "Particular forms of published texts" , "Copies of book about sedition" , "issues for the press" , "Numbers" , "Impressions given!" .)