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The late morning paper (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exam

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

'the late morning' is the wordplay.
'the late' becomes 'ex'.
'morning' becomes 'am'.
'ex'+'am'='EXAM'

(Other definitions for exam that I've seen before include "Written test" , "(Academic) test" , "Oral maybe" , "Something to sit" , "Set of questions evaluating skill or knowledge, in short" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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