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What hidden web pages say is true, according to writer (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

essayist

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'to writer' is the definition.
(essayist is a kind of writer)

'what hidden web pages say is true according' is the wordplay.
'ESSAYIST' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I am unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for essayist that I've seen before include "Writer of short literary pieces" , "Lamb, for example" , "Writer such as Addison" , "The venturer" , "Writer of little prose pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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