Cryptic crossword clue
Opening bits of long editorials appearing drearily in New Statesman? 4-3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LEAD-INS

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What does LEAD-INS mean?

LEAD-INS noun
  1. An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
  2. A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
  3. A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

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