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Article on me is the subject (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

theme

'the subject' is the definition.
(theme can mean a topic or subject)

'article on me' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'the'+'me'='THEME'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "He met (anag) - subject" , "Musical motif" , "idea of the work" , "The main sound" , "Motif or melody" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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