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Newspaper guy (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rag

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'newspaper' is the first definition.
(rag is a kind of newspaper)

'guy' is the second definition.
(both can mean to tease or mock)

(Other definitions for rag that I've seen before include "Disreputable newspaper" , "Waste scrap of cloth" , "jazz number" , "piece Joplin would compose" , "Cloth for wiping" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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