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Get me a replacement cell (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gamete

'cell' is the definition.
(gamete is a kind of cell)

'get me a replacement' is the wordplay.
'replacement' is an anagram indicator.
'get'+'me'+'a'='getmea'
'getmea' anagrammed gives 'GAMETE'.

(Other definitions for gamete that I've seen before include "something seedy?" , "Male or female germ cell" , "Germ cell in reproduction" , "Egg- or sperm-cell" , "Reproductive cell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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