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Newspaper possibly reveals 'Goddess married to heartless youth' (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

herald

'newspaper possibly' is the definition.
('herald' is often used in newspaper names)

'goddess married to heartless youth' is the wordplay.
'goddess' becomes 'hera' (Greek goddess).
'married to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'heartless' means to remove the middle letters.
'youth' becomes 'lad' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lad' with its centre removed is 'ld'.
'hera'+'ld'='HERALD'

'reveals' is the link.

(Other definitions for herald that I've seen before include "Harbinger, precursor" , "One making proclamations - harbinger" , "Announce, presage" , "Ceremonial messenger" , "Official crier or messenger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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