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Father present to carry round pouch for a baby (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

papoose

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'for a baby' is the definition.
(papoose is a kind of baby)

'father present to carry round pouch' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'father' could be 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father) and 'pa' is found in the answer.
'round' could be 'o' (round can mean a round object) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'present' could be 'pose' (synonyms) and 'pose' is located in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for papoose that I've seen before include "Means to transport little one" , "A Red Indian baby" , "American-Indian baby" , "Young child" , "Pouch for carrying infant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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