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Religious babe? Novice grabs her (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cherub

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'religious babe?' is the definition.
'cherub' can be an answer for 'babe?' (cherub is a kind of babe). I am not sure about the 'religious' bit.

'novice grabs her' is the wordplay.
'novice' becomes 'cub' (cub is a kind of novice).
'grabs' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'cub' enclosing 'her' is 'CHERUB'.

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(Other definitions for cherub that I've seen before include "Sweet little baby" , "innocent-looking child" , "little one with wings" , "Lovely child" , "goody-goody?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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