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Little boy cuddles that woman’s sweet child (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cherub

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

'little boy cuddles that woman's' is the wordplay.
'little boy' becomes 'cub' (cub is a kind of boy. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'cuddles' is an insertion indicator.
'that woman' becomes 'her' ('her' refers to a woman).
'cub' placed around 'her' is 'CHERUB'.

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(Other definitions for cherub that I've seen before include "innocent young thing" , "Angel portrayed as a winged child" , "goody-goody?" , "Angelic baby" , "Member of heavenly group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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