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Journalist turned in two articles from a range (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

andean

'from a range' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'journalist turned in two articles' is the wordplay.
'two articles' can mean two substitutions for 'article'.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'turned' is a reversal indicator.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'article' becomes 'an' (English indefinite article).
'article' becomes 'an' (English indefinite article).
'ed' in reverse letter order is 'de'.
'an'+'an'='anan'
'de' going inside 'anan' is 'ANDEAN'.

(Other definitions for andean that I've seen before include "within range?" , "coming from a range" , "Relating to South American mountain rage." , "Peak District" , "Relating to a South American mountain range" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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