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Newspaper
article
began
in
old-fashioned
way
(2-2)
Newspaper article began in old-fashioned way (2-2)
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How the clue works
This is a double definition where Newspaper article gives OP-ED (an opinion piece opposite the editorial page). The second reading, began in old-fashioned way, points to OPED, an archaic poetic form of "opened" meaning began.