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Kiss male when in celebration (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

xmas

'celebration' is the definition.
(I know that Xmas is a Christian holy day)

'kiss male when' is the wordplay.
'kiss' becomes 'x' (X can represent a kiss).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'x'+'m'+'as'='XMAS'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for xmas that I've seen before include "annual holiday" , "Yule, Noel" , "Abbreviation for a winter festival" , "Short celebration" , "Christmas (abbrev.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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