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Mum will pose holding the boy (6)

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silent

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'mum' is the definition.
(to keep mum can informally mean to stay silent)

'pose holding the boy' is the wordplay.
'pose' becomes 'sit' (synonyms).
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the boy' becomes 'len' (boy's name).
'sit' enclosing 'len' is 'SILENT'.

'will' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for silent that I've seen before include "Quiet -- 13 (anag)" , "Free from noise" , "Enlist (anag) - mum" , "still" , "A continent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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