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Conservatives behind the Times newspaper, not the Scotsman (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old guard

'conservatives' is the definition.
(old guard can mean older or conservative people)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for old guard that I've seen before include "Most conservative members of a group - of sentries" , "Conservative element; dyed-in-the-wool types" , "Traditionalists" , "Long-standing group members, set in their ways" , "Reactionaries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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