Copy out of the paper (3)
I believe the answer is:
ape
'copy' is the definition.
(ape can mean to copy or imitate)
'out of the paper' is the wordplay.
'out of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'APE' is hidden within 'the paper'.
(Other definitions for ape that I've seen before include "Our cousin" , "Send up" , "Idiot" , "Closely follow" , "Large primate" .)