Former morning paper (4)

I believe the answer is:

exam

'paper' is the definition.
(exam paper)

'former morning' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'morning' becomes 'am' (as in 12:00 AM).
'ex'+'am'='EXAM'

(Other definitions for exam that I've seen before include "Something to sit" , "(Academic) test" , "One taken by candidate" , "Test (abbr)" , "End-of-course assessment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph.

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