The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 6 letter word CENTRE SPREAD
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result CENTRE SPREAD
- Nude photo perhaps - waist was bulging?
- Broadcast precedes rant in part of magazine
- This could provide recent section of newspaper
- Nude photo maybe exciting ardent creeps
- Cross fan out to get model shot
- New car presented in magazine feature
- Inferred recent model featured here?
- Prominent image screened, part blurred
- Pages of newspaper with focus on food?
- Part of magazine that could be recent?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "section of newspaper" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case section of newspaper = centre spread.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.