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Love yarn clothing young swimmer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tadpole

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'young swimmer' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for tadpole that I've seen before include "Frog in formation" , "Young frog" , "developed from spawn" , "Old tape (anag.)" , "young swimmer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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