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Met socialist after a news broadcast (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

answered

'met' is the definition.
(answering is a kind of meeting)

'socialist after a news broadcast' is the wordplay.
'socialist' becomes 'red' (socialism is often associated with the colour red).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'broadcast' is an anagram indicator (letters scattered or cast around).
'news' with letters rearranged gives 'nswe'.
'a'+'nswe'='answe'
'red' after 'answe' is 'ANSWERED'.

(Other definitions for answered that I've seen before include "Rejoined" , "was sufficient" , "Replied or responded" , "Sawn reed (anag.)" , "Responded to a question" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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