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Baby power, by the sound of it? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mite

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'baby' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'power by the sound of it?' is the wordplay.
'power' becomes 'might' ('might' can be a synonym of 'power').
'by the sound of it?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'might' sounds like 'MITE'.

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(Other definitions for mite that I've seen before include "Minute arachnid" , "Minute creature" , "The widow's small offering" , "Tiny contribution, child" , "The Biblical widow's offering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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