Absorbing news sheet sought before the ink is dry (8,5)
I believe the answer is:
blotting paper
'sheet sought before the ink is dry' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'absorbing news' is the wordplay.
'absorbing' becomes 'blotting' (blotting is a kind of absorbing).
'news' becomes 'paper' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'blotting'+'paper'='BLOTTING-PAPER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for blotting paper that I've seen before include "It absorbs ink" , "Ink-drying material" , "Ink soaker-upper" , "Ink drier" , "Absorber of ink" .)