How might babe be gradually informed? (5-3)

I believe the answer is:

spoon-fed

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'informed?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
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(Other definitions for spoon-fed that I've seen before include "Artificially fostered" , "Having everything supplied (like a baby)" , "Feather-bedded" , "Given excessive help, like baby receiving nourishment" , "Mollycoddled" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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