During period I had to restrict journalist’s go-between role (12)
I believe the answer is:
intermediate
'restrict journalist's go-between role' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'during period i had' is the wordplay.
'during' becomes 'in' (e.g. during February means in February).
'period' becomes 'termed' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'had' becomes 'ate' (e.g. I had an ice cream).
'in'+'termed'+'i'+'ate'='INTERMEDIATE'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for intermediate that I've seen before include "Coming between (eg, in size)" , "Lying between two extremes" , "Coming between two things in some way" , "Act as agent" .)