Intimate German noun censor has camouflaged (8)

I believe the answer is:

announce

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'intimate german noun censor has camouflaged' is the definition.
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'intimate german noun censor has' is the wordplay.
'has' indicates a hidden word.
'ANNOUNCE' is hidden within 'intimate german noun censor'.

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(Other definitions for announce that I've seen before include "Broadcast (information)" , "Reveal" , "Make known publicly with no nuance" , "Publicise" , "Give public notice to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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