Jack, popular Times journalist, beset by bad luck (6)

I believe the answer is:

jinxed

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'beset by bad luck' is the definition.
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'jack popular times journalist' is the wordplay.
'jack' becomes 'J' (playing card abbreviation).
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'times' becomes 'x' (x resembles the multiplication or times sign).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'j'+'in'+'x'+'ed'='JINXED'

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(Other definitions for jinxed that I've seen before include "Marked by regular bad luck" , "Cursed" , "Unlucky" , "Beset with bad luck" , "Subjected to bad luck" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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