Really mean crossword setter's one of several contributing to paper (5)
I believe the answer is:
imply
'really mean' is the definition.
'imply' can be an answer for 'mean' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'really' bit.
'crossword setter's one of several contributing to paper' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'setter's' could be 'im' (I am - referring to the crossword setter) and 'im' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ply' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for imply that I've seen before include "Indicate by suggestion" , "Insinuate or suggest" , "Intimate, suggest indirectly" , "Express by indirect means" , "Cause to be inferred" .)
