Herald in front getting keepsake (9)
I believe the answer is:
foretoken
'herald' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'front getting keepsake' is the wordplay.
'front' becomes 'fore' (synonyms).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'keepsake' becomes 'token' (synonyms).
'fore'+'token'='FORETOKEN'
'in' is the link.
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