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Subjects relating to press photographs (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

topics

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

'relating to press photographs' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'to' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pics' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for topics that I've seen before include "Subjects about optics" , "Subjects to talk about" , "'Subjects, themes (6)'" , "'Matters dealt with, in conversation say (6)'" , "Things to talk about" .)

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