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Closely examine report of newspaper delivery (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyeball

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

'report of newspaper delivery' is the wordplay.
'report of' shows a homophone (sound like).
'newspaper' becomes 'i' (UK newspaper).
'delivery' becomes 'ball' (delivery in cricket).
'i' is a homophone of 'eye'.
'eye'+'ball'='EYEBALL'

(Other definitions for eyeball that I've seen before include "One of two in confrontation" , "One faces one in confrontation" , "Closely examine" , "Organ of sight" , "Socket filler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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