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Kid 'em it's an emblem (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

totem

'an emblem' is the definition.
(totem is a kind of emblem)

'kid 'em' is the wordplay.
'kid' becomes 'tot' (tot is a kind of kid).
'tot'+'em'='TOTEM'

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "symbol representing clan" , "family emblem" , "Revered object" , "Thing of veneration (on a pole?)" , "Object of veneration" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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