You might need to brace for it (3,4)

I believe the answer is:

bad news

(Other definitions for bad news that I've seen before include "not taken to Aix" , "unwelcome information" , "upsetting stuff" , "Speedy traveller" , "said to move quickly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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