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Second journalist found in hut (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shack

'hut' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'second journalist' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'journalist' becomes 'hack' (hack can informally mean a journalist).
's'+'hack'='SHACK'

'found in' is the link.

(Other definitions for shack that I've seen before include "grim lodgings" , "Hovel" , "Crude dwelling" , "Roughly built hut" , "basic accommodation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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