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One million papers cause admiration (7)

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I believe the answer is:

impress

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'admiration' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'one million papers' is the wordplay.
'one million' becomes 'im' (resembles 1m).
'papers' becomes 'press' (the newspaper industry).
'im'+'press'='IMPRESS'

'cause' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for impress that I've seen before include "Inspire respect, stamp" , "Make a mark on, emphasise" , "Fix deeply in the mind" , "force to join navy?" , "Stamp, emboss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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