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Comic initially carrying on about the press etc. (8)

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comedian

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'comic' is the definition.
('comedian' can be a synonym of 'comic')

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(Other definitions for comedian that I've seen before include "Cracker?" , "scream?" , "Demoniac kind of funny man" , "One tells jokes" , "wit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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