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Newspaper a bit old scrapped (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tabloid

'newspaper' is the definition.
(tabloid is a type of newspaper)

'a bit old scrapped' is the wordplay.
'scrapped' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'bit'+'old'='abitold'
'abitold' with letters rearranged gives 'TABLOID'.

(Other definitions for tabloid that I've seen before include "Popular style of newspaper, not broadsheet" , "Smaller-sized newspaper" , "Newspaper with smaller pages and popular content" , "Small format newspaper" , "Ad lib to get lowbrow newspaper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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