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Scottish child - one in farm building (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bairn

'scottish child' is the definition.
(Scottish term for a child)

'one in farm building' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'farm building' becomes 'barn' (barn is a kind of farm building).
'i' put inside 'barn' is 'BAIRN'.

(Other definitions for bairn that I've seen before include "Scots child" , "A tot of Scotch" , "Kid" , "Wee child" , "A Scottish child?" .)

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