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New co-writer upset old news reporter (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

town crier

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'old news reporter' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'new co-writer upset' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'n'+'co'+'writer'='ncowriter'
'ncowriter' with letters rearranged gives 'TOWN-CRIER'.

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(Other definitions for town crier that I've seen before include "Announcer" , "Bellman" , "old teller" , "'The person who used to make public announcements in the streets (4,5)'" , "Newsreader" .)

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