Excited children ask me round before noon to see Reds emblem (6,3,6)

I believe the answer is:

hammer and sickle

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'reds emblem' is the definition.
'hammer and sickle' can be an answer for 'emblem' (hammer and sickle is a kind of emblem). I'm not certain of the 'reds' bit.

'excited children ask me round before noon' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'before noon' becomes 'am'.
'children'+'ask'+'me'='childrenaskme'
'childrenaskme' anagrammed gives 'hmerandsickle'.
'hmerandsickle' placed around 'am' is 'HAMMER AND SICKLE'.

'to see' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hammer and sickle that I've seen before include "revolutionary tools" , "that's symbolic for Left" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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