The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EMAILING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EMAILING
- Half of those people not well sending a message
- Hillary Clinton’s problem was Bill ultimately – imagine it’s awkward
- Getting message across turned round 0-1 in match
- Getting in touch with Little Emily, being poorly
- See me getting upset, unwell, communicating via computer
- Forwarding new image showing duck going back inside
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The straight part
We know that "communicating via computer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case communicating via computer = emailing.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EMAILING mean?
EMAILING verb- To send an email or emails to.
- (may take two objects) To send (something) through email.
- To send, or compose and send, an email or emails.