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Pre-teenage years (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

childhood

(Other definitions for childhood that I've seen before include "Young state" , "Immature state" , "Period of immaturity" , "Minority" , "Extreme youth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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