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Cardinal grabbing small journalist (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

newsman

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

'cardinal grabbing small' is the wordplay.
'cardinal' becomes 'newman' (19th-century Cardinal John Henry Newman).
'grabbing' is an insertion indicator.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'newman' placed around 's' is 'NEWSMAN'.

(Other definitions for newsman that I've seen before include "Reporter" , "Press person" , "who sells rags" , "Journalist" , "he reports" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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