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A child and I in the farm building (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bairn

'a child' is the definition.
(Scottish and northern English term for a child)

'i in the farm building' is the wordplay.
'in the' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'farm building' becomes 'barn' (barn is a kind of farm building).
'i' going within 'barn' is 'BAIRN'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bairn that I've seen before include "Scot. child" , "Child in Scotland" , "little one in Yorkshire" , "Wee child" , "Northern child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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