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Reproductive cell of a plucky little teen (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gamete

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'reproductive cell' is the definition.
(gamete is a kind of reproductive cell)

'a plucky little teen' is the wordplay.
'a plucky' becomes 'game' (both can mean enthusiastic or willing).
'little teen' becomes 'te' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'game'+'te'='GAMETE'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gamete that I've seen before include "Egg- or sperm-cell" , "Egg-cell" , "something seedy?" , "Reproductive cell" , "Cell which unites with another in reproduction to form a zygote" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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