A limited number taking newspaper every now and then (9)
I believe the answer is:
sometimes
'every now and then' is the definition.
(now and then means sometimes)
'a limited number taking newspaper' is the wordplay.
'a limited number' becomes 'some' (some means a number of something).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'newspaper' becomes 'times' (The Times is an example).
'some'+'times'='SOMETIMES'
(Other definitions for sometimes that I've seen before include "Not always" , "On occasion" , "Occasionally available" , "Seem moist (anag.)" .)