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Kernels camouflaged in clue (6)

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I believe the answer is:

nuclei

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'kernels' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'camouflaged in clue' is the wordplay.
'in clue' anagrams to 'NUCLEI'.
But, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for nuclei that I've seen before include "masses, at the core" , "Cores of atoms" , "Central pieces" , "Central parts of atoms" , "Kernels" .)

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