newspaper clipping vs clipping

newspaper clipping and clipping both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
newspaper clipping	Yes	No	No	No
clipping	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, newspaper clipping and clipping are synonyms defined as:

newspaper clipping and clipping: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

Other synonyms of newspaper clipping include cutting, press clipping, press cutting.

newspaper clipping (noun)	clipping (noun)
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine	the act of clipping or snipping
	cutting down to the desired size or shape
	an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine