Innocent sorts "in the woods" (5)

I believe the answer is:

babes

(Other definitions for babes that I've seen before include "lovely ladies" , "finding these in arms" , "Small children (found in the wood?)" , "give birth to them" , "Sylvan panto pair" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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