The —, newspaper owned by Lord Copper in 1938 Evelyn Waugh novel Scoop (5)

I believe the answer is:

beast

(Other definitions for beast that I've seen before include "Dangerous animal" , "Animal, creature" , "horse?" , "Nasty type" , "Monstrous person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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