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Was he sad he couldn't give the news to the country? (4,5)

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town crier

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(Other definitions for town crier that I've seen before include "He would have publicised" , "'The person who used to make public announcements in the streets (4,5)'" , "Announcer" , "Formerly, an official who made public announcements" , "Bellman" .)

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