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Southern elite journalist was crying? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

screamed

'was crying?' is the definition.

'southern elite journalist' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'elite' becomes 'cream' (cream is a kind of elite).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
's'+'cream'+'ed'='SCREAMED'

(Other definitions for screamed that I've seen before include "Uttered loud cries" , "9 [HOLLERED]" , "Uttered a loud, high-pitched cry" , "Cried out in a loud high-pitched voice" , "Uttered a sudden high-pitched cry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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