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How a journalist works, theoretically? (2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

on paper

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'theoretically?' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'how a journalist works' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' could be 'per' (eg 'one a day' means 'one per day') and 'per' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for on paper that I've seen before include "In writing" , "Theoretically" , "Planned (in theory)" , "Theoretical" , "Where Times staff work" .)

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