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Sees news at six, but not initially (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

views

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'sees news' is the definition.
'views' can be an answer for 'sees' ('view' can be a synonym of 'see'). I'm not sure about the 'news' bit.

'at six but not initially' is the wordplay.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'but not initially' becomes 'ews' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'vi' put next to 'ews' is 'VIEWS'.

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(Other definitions for views that I've seen before include "What pollsters seek" , "Aspects, panoramas" , "Wives (anag.)" , "Opinions, perspectives" , "Vistas; opinions" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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