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Monkey writes off major daily? (3,4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

new york times

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'major daily?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'monkey writes off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'monkey'+'writes'='monkeywrites'
'monkeywrites' anagrammed gives 'NEW YORK TIMES'.

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(Another definition for new york times that I've seen is " American daily".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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