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Endorse account by journalist, to a point (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accede

'endorse' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'account by journalist to a point' is the wordplay.
'account' becomes 'acc'.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'to a point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'acc'+'ed'+'e'='ACCEDE'

(Other definitions for accede that I've seen before include "Allow, give consent" , "Assume" , "Agree or enter into office" , "Assent, to a demand say" , "Say yes to request" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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