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New journalist follows posh students (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unused

'new' is the definition.
('unused' can be similar in meaning to 'new')

'journalist follows posh students' is the wordplay.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'follows' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-u).
'students' becomes 'nus' (I've seen this in other clues).
'u'+'nus'='unus'
'ed' after 'unus' is 'UNUSED'.

(Other definitions for unused that I've seen before include "Surplus" , "In mint condition" , "factory fresh" , "Extra" , "Pristine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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