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Kid that gets up every morning, I'm told (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

son

'kid' is the definition.
(male child)

'that gets up every morning i'm told' is the wordplay.
'that gets up every morning' becomes 'sun' (the sun rises every day).
'i'm told' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'sun' sounds like 'SON'.

(Other definitions for son that I've seen before include "A relative" , "Young boy" , "Native" , "Male offspring" , "The kind of child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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