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Baby seal? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

signet

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'baby seal?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'seal?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'seal?' could be 'sign' (seal is a kind of sign) and 'sign' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for signet that I've seen before include "Kind of ring with seal" , "Little seal" , "Small seal - type of ring" , "'Seal, on a ring say (6)'" , "Small seal, on ring perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Sun and The Times.
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