Mick leads Herman astray making Soviet emblems (6,3,6)

I believe the answer is:

hammer and sickle

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'soviet emblems' is the definition.
'hammer and sickle' can be an answer for 'emblems' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'soviet' bit.

'mick leads herman astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' is an anagram indicator.
'mick'+'leads'+'herman'='mickleadsherman'
'mickleadsherman' with letters rearranged gives 'HAMMER AND SICKLE'.

'making' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for hammer and sickle that I've seen before include "revolutionary tools" , "that's symbolic for Left" .)

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

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