The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SIDEBAR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SIDEBAR
- Characters central to opposition hinder talk between lawyers
- Unusual seabird featured in short article
- Short newspaper item on blown-up air-beds
- Windows feature in mirror
- Explanatory panel deconstructing air beds
- Short article in paper: ‘Team faces ban’
- Short article shows team meeting lawyers
- Team attending pub strip in window
- Team ban that’s not part of the main article
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The straight part
We know that "Short article" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case short article = sidebar.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SIDEBAR mean?
SIDEBAR noun- A short news story printed alongside a larger one.
- A block of information placed at the side of a printed page.
- A block of information placed at the side of a webpage.
- A short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the jury's hearing; the place where this happens.
- An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.
- A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.
- To place information into a sidebar