One writes news about beer (8)

I believe the answer is:

reporter

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'one writes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about beer' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (regarding).
'beer' becomes 'porter' (I've seen this in other clues**).
're'+'porter'='REPORTER'

'news' is the link.
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(Other definitions for reporter that I've seen before include "One who writes the news for the media" , "Newspaper worker" , "Hack" , "Newspaper correspondent, journalist" , "News gatherer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Sun.

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