Can journalist be spiked? (5)

I believe the answer is:

tined

'be spiked?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'can journalist' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' ('tin' can be a synonym of 'can'**).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'tin'+'ed'='TINED'

(Another definition for tined that I've seen is " having a point".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app