The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REDTOP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result REDTOP
- Newspaper perused, we hear, by chief
- Tabloid journalist coming in right before work
- Deport degenerates daily
- Tabloid needs right journalist to pressure
- Torpedo almost exploding daily
- It’s typical of tabloids not all bothered to print
- Tabloid’s dithering trope about Duke
- Tabloid editor absorbed in right to work
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The straight part
We know that "daily" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case daily = redtop.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does REDTOP mean?
REDTOP noun- A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those considered to have lower journalistic standards than the broadsheets.
- A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle.
- Species of the genus Agrostis, the bentgrasses.