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Papers oddly eschewing coolest pin-ups (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idols

'pin-ups' is the definition.
(both can mean celebrities)

'papers oddly eschewing coolest' is the wordplay.
'papers' becomes 'ID' (identification papers).
'oddly eschewing' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
The alternating letters of 'coolest' are 'ols'.
'id'+'ols'='IDOLS'

(Other definitions for idols that I've seen before include "Graven images sometimes worshipped" , "Much-admired persons" , "False gods" , "Solid (anag.)" , "Effigies worshipped as gods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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