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Pays attention when the evening news is shown on a handheld console (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attends

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'pays attention' is the definition.
('attend' can be a synonym of 'pay attention')

'the evening news is shown on a handheld console' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ends' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for attends that I've seen before include "Listens" , "ministers" , "Waits on or is present" , "Appears" , "Pays attention" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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