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Tabloid reportedly studied first (3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red-top

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

'reportedly studied first' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'studied' becomes 'read' (I've seen this before).
'first' becomes 'top' (synonyms).
'read' sounds like 'red'.
'red'+'top'='RED-TOP'

(Another definition for red-top that I've seen is " Tabloid newspaper".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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