Nickname for George Herman Ruth (4)

I believe the answer is:

babe

(Other definitions for babe that I've seen before include "one up in arms" , "Ruth, for example" , "Nickname of George Herman Ruth" , "A literary infant or a modern good-looking girl" , "- Ruth, famous US baseball player" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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