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Little kid facing monstrous mice is sending a message (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

totemic

'sending a message' is the definition.
(totemic can mean symbolic or with special meaning)

'little kid facing monstrous mice' is the wordplay.
'little kid' becomes 'tot' (I've seen this in another clue).
'facing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'monstrous' indicates an anagram.
'mice' is an anagram of 'emic'.
'tot'+'emic'='TOTEMIC'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for totemic that I've seen before include "(Of an object) having spiritual significance" , "Relating to an important symbol" , "Like something significant" , "Having significance as an emblem" , "like a sign" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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