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Protective lotion with newspaper put on TV (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sunscreen

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'protective lotion' is the definition.
'sunscreen' can be an answer for 'lotion' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'protective' bit.

'with newspaper put on tv' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'newspaper' becomes 'sun' (UK newspaper The Sun).
'put on tv' becomes 'screen' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sun' put next to 'screen' is 'SUNSCREEN'.

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(Other definitions for sunscreen that I've seen before include "recommended for summer picnic?" , "UV-blocking lotion" , "Cream" , "summer holiday preparation" , "Tanning protection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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