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Newspaper article involving right bore (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pierce

'bore' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'newspaper article involving right' is the wordplay.
'newspaper article' becomes 'piece' (synonyms).
'involving' indicates putting letters inside.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'piece' placed around 'r' is 'PIERCE'.

(Other definitions for pierce that I've seen before include "Enter" , "Cut through with a sharp instrument" , "Penetrate as with sharp object" , "Stab" , "Impale" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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