The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EDITORIAL
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result EDITORIAL
- Change examination to accommodate current leader
- Leader takes time going over college, so to speak
- Male, one Conservative on radio introducing a Liberal leader
- Leader’s time going over report of Oxford college
- Leader can take it — ideal or otherwise
- Leader from media abandoning case to retreat northward
- English girl to shelter revolutionary leader
- Leader let independent radio broadcast
- I led a riot astray, as leader
- Article I tailored for distribution
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What does EDITORIAL mean?
EDITORIAL noun- An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.
- A similar commentary on radio or television.
- Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.
- Appropriate for high fashion magazines.