Theoretically working as journalist? (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
on paper
'theoretically' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'working as journalist?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'working' could be 'on' (on can mean working or activated) and 'on' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'paper' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for on paper that I've seen before include "Theoretically" , "Propane (anag.)" , "Planned (in theory)" , "Hypothetically" , "Exam may be" .)