The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HERALD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HERALD
- Argentina featuring in bound newspaper
- That woman's lad played trumpet
- Artist, detained outside, produces trumpet
- Woman has called regularly to announce …
- Announcer heard waffling about “lousy start”
- Announcer‘s hard time — line dead
- Messenger finds boy among crowd
- Artillery in middle of sustained signal
- Considered entertaining painter and announcer
- Announcer drove around US city, heading west
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The straight part
We know that "news announcer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case news announcer = herald.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 HERALD mean?
HERALD noun- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
- An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
- A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
- To proclaim or announce an event.
- (usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
- The long-tailed duck, or oldsquaw.