Became real, as bad news Crossword Clue

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REAL (adjective)
1. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
2. capable of being treated as fact
REAL (adverb)
1. used as intensifiers; `real’ is sometimes used informally for `really’; `rattling’ is informal
REAL (noun)
1. any rational or irrational number
2. an old small silver Spanish coin
NEWS (noun)
1. information about recent and important events
2. the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins

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