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Pulitzer winner Maureen (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dowd

'pulitzer winner maureen' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for dowd that I've seen is " [WHISTLE BLOWER]".)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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