What does the cryptic crossword clue "Newspaper acknowledgement producing extremely bloody row (6)" mean?

The definition is "Newspaper acknowledgement". The wordplay uses charade, parts. BY (middle of "bloody") + LINE (synonym of "row") [outer letters: "extremely"]; definition: "Newspaper acknowledgement" The answer is BYLINE.

Newspaper acknowledgement producing extremely bloody row (6)

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