The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word MASS MEDIA
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More clues leading to the result MASS MEDIA
- Channels in motorway area provide equine with water, not fresh
- Reactionary aimed to support state TV and radio?
- Supply English maid service, primarily for those in press box?
- Service mostly average? Press for example
- Academic dispute missed by American newspapers for instance
- Purveyors of news, as dilemmas developed, losing line
- American ship on sea in sight capsized in channels?
- TV and newspapers intend to get upset about fool going to sea
- This person enters service with support over papers etc
- Sources of information for many as dim as me, possibly
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The straight part
We know that "Purveyors of news" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case purveyors of news = mass media.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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