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Gains unauthorized access to, in a way (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hacks

(Other definitions for hacks that I've seen before include "Press" , "Poor writers" , "Chops like lowly journalists" , "Horses; journalists" , "Shack up with plain reporters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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