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Opening found by journalist opened wide (5)

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I believe the answer is:

gaped

'opened wide' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'opening found by journalist' is the wordplay.
'opening' becomes 'gap' (gap is a kind of opening).
'found by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'gap'+'ed'='GAPED'

(Other definitions for gaped that I've seen before include "Was yawning" , "Opened mouth wide" , "shown astonishment" , "Looked stunned" , "Stared open-mouthed - yawned" .)

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