Cryptic crossword clue
Put out of pub, ancient one associated with The Sun’s top journalist 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PHRASED

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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Put" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put = phrased.
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 PHRASED mean?

PHRASED verb
  1. To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
  2. To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
  3. To divide into melodic phrases.

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