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Creatures bringing news about trouble starting (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

newts

'creatures' is the definition.
(newt is a kind of creature)

'news about trouble starting' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'starting' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'trouble' is 't'.
'news' placed around 't' is 'NEWTS'.

'bringing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for newts that I've seen before include "Kind of water lizards or efts" , "creatures" , "Small amphibians, efts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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