The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word NEWSPAPERS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NEWSPAPERS
- Press modern health resorts to limit training runs
- Bridge players requiring ID? It will make the press
- Organs where sensation and circulation may be closely linked
- Rags badly sewn, and perhaps strangely hard to take off
- Novel’s hard to leave perhaps — reviewed in the press?
- Potentially renews apps getting printed publications
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The straight part
We know that "the press" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the press = newspapers.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does NEWSPAPERS mean?
NEWSPAPERS noun- A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
- A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
- To cover with newspaper.
- To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
- To harass in newspaper articles.