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Don’t start talk about baby's toy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rattle

'baby's toy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'don't start talk' is the wordplay.
'don't start' means to remove the first letter.
'talk' becomes 'prattle' (prattling is a kind of talking).
'prattle' with its first letter taken away is 'RATTLE'.

'about' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rattle that I've seen before include "Baby's toy; sound of loose part" , "Make nervous; child's toy" , "led to Tweedledum and Tweedledees quarrel?" , "Noisy baby's toy" , "cause nervousness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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