Again left after the news (6)
I believe the answer is:
report
'news' is the definition.
(report is a kind of news)
'again left after' is the wordplay.
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'left' becomes 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
're'+'port'='REPORT'
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for report that I've seen before include "Work for a newspaper" , "Noise - information" , "News item - sound of gun" , "Sudden noise (gunfire)" , "Relate; gun noise" .)