"explainer" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2021 December 13, Alexandra Topping, “Skewering No 10 over Christmas parties has made Ros Atkins a BBC star”, in The Guardian, retrieved 2022-09-14:",
          "text": "In a series of short explainers, the BBC News Channel’s Outside Source presenter has repeatedly skewered the Boris Johnson administration, while never coming within striking distance of seeming to have an opinion.",
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          "ref": "2022, Ahed Tamimi, Dena Takruri, They Called Me a Lioness […] , One World, →ISBN, page 256:",
          "text": "Quick explainers and infographics giving context to what was happening in Palestine were being shared all over Instagram and TikTok.",
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        "(chiefly journalism) A guide that explains a topic."
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