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A bogus journalist humiliated (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashamed

'humiliated' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a bogus journalist' is the wordplay.
'bogus' becomes 'sham' (I've seen this before).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'a'+'sham'+'ed'='ASHAMED'

(Other definitions for ashamed that I've seen before include "He's Adam (anag.)" , "Feeling bad, having done something wrong" , "Mortified or consciencestricken" , "Troubled by feelings of guilt or embarrassment" , "Sorry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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