### Clue: Gossip columnist's debut with article on fellow consumed by passion (4,3,3)
### Answer: CHEW THE FAT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Gossip
 **The first letter of**(…'s debut) "columnist" + [ THE(the definite article) **placed above**(on, in a down clue) F(abbrev. for "fellow") ] **contained in**(consumed by) HEAT(passion;intense feeling, as what most animals are in, some of the time). Nice storytelling surface. My COD.