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Tabloid rat we'd confused with monk (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

downmarket

'tabloid' is the definition.
(both can mean cheap or not prestigious)

'rat we'd confused with monk' is the wordplay.
'confused with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rat'+'wed'='ratwed'
'ratwed' with its letters anagrammed with 'monk' can make 'DOWNMARKET'.

(Other definitions for downmarket that I've seen before include "lower class" , "Budget" , "with less prestige" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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