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Spiteful article in Bild to have little cohesion (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meander

'to have little cohesion' is the definition.

'spiteful article in' is the subsidiary indication.
'spiteful' becomes 'mean' ('mean' can be a synonym of 'spiteful').
'article in' becomes 'der' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mean'+'der'='meander'

'bild' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

(Other definitions for meander that I've seen before include "Snake" , "Wind (like a river)" , "Renamed in order to wander in leisurely way" , "Wander about, follow a winding course" , "Ramble about aimlessly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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