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Newborn child? No, a teen, strangely (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neonate

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

'no a teen strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'a'+'teen'='noateen'
'noateen' with letters rearranged gives 'NEONATE'.

(Other definitions for neonate that I've seen before include "recently delivered" , "New-born child" , "Newborn baby" , "New baby" , "Young baby" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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