The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TIDINGS
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More clues leading to the result TIDINGS
- Starting telly is depressing: it normally gives sad news
- Container full of papers and grammar school reports
- Old news that’s mostly current! Unusual sign
- Journalist finally in digs broadcast news
- Reports occasional sightings of third fiend — gosh!
- News: sergeant’s back to guard one with certain kind of connection
- News of detective involved in criminal sting
- News three times a day in grammar school
- Couple leaving Spain rings with news
- News — it comes up accompanied by sounds
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The straight part
We know that "News" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case news = tidings.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 TIDINGS mean?
TIDINGS noun- (usually in the plural) news; new information