The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PEPYS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PEPYS
- Old journalist's vitality, say, returning on vacation
- Diarist has a furtive look, reportedly
- Reported looks of a chronicler of his age
- Life agreed to drop English diarist
- Naval administrator in picture frame turned spy
- Record year covered by extremely pompous diarist
- Old journalist’s yen to spike unfinished drink
- Extremely perceptive foreign spy becomes a diarist
- Various happy events haven’t escaped author of a 23
- Chronicler sneaks a look at broadcast
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