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Make fun of useless newspaper (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rag

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This could be a double definition.

'make fun of' is the first definition.
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'useless newspaper' is the second definition.
'rag' can be an answer for 'newspaper' (rag is a kind of newspaper). I am not sure about the 'useless' bit.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for rag that I've seen before include "Scrap -student carnival" , "University festival or torn cloth" , "Disreputable paper" , "organ?" , "Cloth; bait" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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