Former reporters - for this? (7)
I believe the answer is:
express
'this?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'former reporters' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'reporters' becomes 'press' (newspaper reporters).
'ex'+'press'='EXPRESS'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for express that I've seen before include "Verbalize" , "Utter; without stopping" , "At high speed like some post" , "Fast train; specific" , "This train doesn't stop" .)