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Subject of article – me! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

theme

'subject' is the definition.
('theme' can be a synonym of 'subject')

'article me' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'the' (the 'definite article' part of speech).
'the'+'me'='THEME'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "idea of the work" , "Topic, leitmotif" , "Melody on which variations are constructed" , "notedly subject to variation" , "Subject (on which person writes, speaks)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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