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What is a standfirst?

What is a standfirst? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Britain, journalism) Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.
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Echo deliverer Tim Standfirst, of Malefant Street, Cathays, Cardiff, was doing his paper round when he was chased by two youths.
The headline and standfirst of this article were changed in accordance with editorial guidelines.
Regrettably, Yanpet wasagain wrongly mentioned in the standfirst and in the first two paras when thereference should have been to Natpet.
Yes, yes, I know this pair never played the same characters, but read the bit in the standfirst again about some of this being imaginary.
Errors were made during the editing process which meant the original headline, standfirst, and first two paragraphs were incorrect.
Why, oh why, did the writer of the standfirst give away the punchline?

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