Maybe witch doctor’s fake article (6)

I believe the answer is:

shaman

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'maybe witch doctor's' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'fake article' is the wordplay.
'fake' becomes 'sham' (sham can mean fake or pretend).
'article' becomes 'an' (English indefinite article).
'sham'+'an'='SHAMAN'

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(Other definitions for shaman that I've seen before include "Man of spirit" , "who practises a form of spiritualism?" , "religious figure" , "Tribal medicine man" , "Asian medicine man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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