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East German boy receiving a kiss (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saxon

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'east german' is the definition.
'saxon' can be an answer for 'german' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'east' bit.

'boy receiving a kiss' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'son' (male child).
'receiving' indicates putting letters inside.
'kiss' becomes 'x' (X can represent a kiss).
'a'+'x'='ax'
'son' going around 'ax' is 'SAXON'.

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(Other definitions for saxon that I've seen before include "Ancient German" , "Germanic conqueror of southern England" , "Pre-Norman" , "Member of old Germanic people" , "Settler from Germany in the home counties" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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