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Newspaper piece about support artist raised (8)

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guardian

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'newspaper' is the definition.
(British newspaper)

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(Other definitions for guardian that I've seen before include "One in loco parentis" , "Defender, protector" , "Type of angel" , "Daily newspaper" , "Paper, protector" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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