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Description of Rupert Murdoch brought up in explicit opening (7)

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nepotic

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'description of rupert murdoch brought' is the definition.
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'up in explicit opening' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'citopen' is hidden in the letters of 'explicit opening'.
'citopen' backwards is 'NEPOTIC'.

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(Other definitions for nepotic that I've seen before include "tending to favour family" , "Nice pot (anag.)" , "Advancing relatives" , "showing favouritism" , "not looking beyond the family?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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