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Program getting attention is to be published (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appear

'to be published' is the definition.
(eg a book appears in a particular month)

'program getting attention' is the wordplay.
'program' becomes 'app' (type of computer program).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'attention' becomes 'ear' (having someone's ear is having their attention).
'app'+'ear'='APPEAR'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for appear that I've seen before include "Surface" , "Perform" , "Develop" , "Come on the market" , "Become visible or seem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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