Crossword Genius

Not all start without morning papers folded (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

origami

'papers folded' is the definition.
(art of folding paper)

'not all start without morning' is the wordplay.
'not all start' becomes 'origi' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'without' indicates putting letters inside ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'morning' becomes 'am' (as in or:00 AM).
'origi' enclosing 'am' is 'ORIGAMI'.

(Other definitions for origami that I've seen before include "Jap. paper-folding art" , "Paperwork, as it were" , "Japanese art of folding or tearing paper" , "Artistic paper folding" , "Eastern art" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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