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Egg males to create sign (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omen

'sign' is the definition.
(omen is a kind of sign)

'egg males' is the wordplay.
'egg' becomes 'o' (an 'o' resembles an egg).
'males' becomes 'men' (man is a kind of male).
'o'+'men'='OMEN'

'to create' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for omen that I've seen before include "writing on the wall" , "Forecast" , "Portent, prophetic sign" , "Augury, portent" , "premonition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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