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Replied, having read news out (8)

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I believe the answer is:

answered

'replied' is the definition.
('answer' can be a synonym of 'reply')

'read news out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'read'+'news'='readnews'
'readnews' anagrammed gives 'ANSWERED'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for answered that I've seen before include "Rejoined" , "succeeded" , "Came back" , "Fulfilled" , "was sufficient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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