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Always a lofty newspaper (2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at all times

'always' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a lofty newspaper' is the wordplay.
'lofty' becomes 'tall' (synonyms).
'newspaper' becomes 'times' (The Times is an example).
'a'+'tall'+'times'='AT ALL TIMES'

(Other definitions for at all times that I've seen before include "never failing to appear" , "Always" , "Constantly" .)

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