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Child, second, performing (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

son

'child' is the definition.
(son is a kind of child)

'second performing' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation**).
'performing' becomes 'on' (I've seen this in other clues).
's'+'on'='SON'

(Other definitions for son that I've seen before include "Express paper" , "Human offspring" , "Native" , "Male descendant" , "A relative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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