Crossword Genius

Skilful lower socio-economic groups supported by newspaper (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deft

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'skilful' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lower socio-economic groups supported by newspaper' is the wordplay.
'lower socio-economic groups' becomes 'de' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'supported by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (letters go below - in down clue).
'newspaper' becomes 'ft' (Financial Times newspaper).
'de'+'ft'='DEFT'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for deft that I've seen before include "Adept" , "Adriot and skilful" , "Skilful, handling things easily" , "Quick and effective" , "Proficient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.