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Could it bear staggering news? (4)

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reel

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'news?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for reel that I've seen before include "spin" , "Dance; winding cylinder" , "Totter" , "Stagger with rod winder" , "Winding spool on a fishing rod" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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