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Possibly resisted one who arranges publication (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

editress

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'one who arranges publication' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'possibly resisted' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'resisted' with letters rearranged gives 'EDITRESS'.

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(Other definitions for editress that I've seen before include "Female journalist" , "Leading journalist" , "Newspaper boss" , "Rosie Boycott once" , "Woman in office" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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