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Paper supply on time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tissue

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'paper' is the definition.
(tissue paper is a kind of paper)

'supply on time' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'supply' could be 'issue' (issue is a kind of supply) and 'issue' is found in the answer.
'time' could be 't' and 't' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for tissue that I've seen before include "Thin fabric" , "Soft thin paper in layers" , "A fabrication (of lies)" , "Maybe lies" , "Cells sharing a function" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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