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Stupid article, monopolised by old angle (6)

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oafish

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

'monopolised by old angle' is the wordplay.
'monopolised' becomes 'a' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'angle' becomes 'fish' (synonyms).
'a' put after 'o' is 'oa'.
'oa'+'fish'='OAFISH'

'article' is the link.
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(Other definitions for oafish that I've seen before include "lacking elegance?" , "Like a boorish person" , "having poor manners" , "Uncouth" , "crass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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