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Harps on about these children (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orphans

'these children' is the definition.
(orphan is a kind of child)

'harps on about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'harps'+'on'='harpson'
'harpson' with letters rearranged gives 'ORPHANS'.

(Other definitions for orphans that I've seen before include "children like Annie?" , "unprotected young?" , "Ran shop (anag)" , "They have lost both parents" , "Machines phased out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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