Scoops exclusive as she went off after damages (6,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
breaks the news
'scoops exclusive' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'she went off after damages' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'damages' becomes 'breaks' ('break' can be a synonym of 'damage'**).
'she'+'went'='shewent'
'shewent' with letters rearranged gives 'thenews'.
'thenews' put after 'breaks' is 'BREAKS THE NEWS'.
'as' is the link.
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