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Approach news boss declared satisfactory (6)

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I believe the answer is:

passed

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'declared satisfactory' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'approach news boss' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'boss' could be 'ed' (short for editor - newspaper boss) and 'ed' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pass' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for passed that I've seen before include "overtaking?" , "Overtook and moved ahead" , "'Brought into effect, laws perhaps (6)'" , "Gone" , "Chose not to bid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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