The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LINAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LINAGE
- Myth about riding horse in ancestry of old
- Payment for written material coming from Ealing
- Row securing a good amount of editorial matter
- Document’s length unusual in a geopolitical segment
- Story about horse gets certain amount of newspaper coverage
- Correspondent's payment – nothing coming up for a long period!
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The straight part
We know that "Payment for written material" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case payment for written material = linage.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 LINAGE mean?
LINAGE noun- Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- A number of lines of text in a column.