Receive news in ship of clippers (6)
I believe the answer is:
shears
'clippers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'receive news in ship' is the wordplay.
'receive news' becomes 'hear' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'ship' becomes 'SS' (prefix in ship names eg SS Great Britain).
'hear' placed within 'ss' is 'SHEARS'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for shears that I've seen before include "Large clippers" , "Large scissors as for fleecing sheep" , "Hedge cutting tool" , "cutter" , "fractures under pressure" .)