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Top journalist hiding page that's filled out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plumped

'filled out' is the definition.
('plump' can be a synonym of 'fill out')

'top journalist hiding page' is the wordplay.
'top' becomes 'plum' (plum can mean excellent or top-class).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'hiding' is an insertion indicator.
'page' becomes 'p'.
'plum'+'ed'='plumed'
'plumed' going around 'p' is 'PLUMPED'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for plumped that I've seen before include "fattened up" , "Chose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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