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Separate new Easter egg (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

segregate

'separate' is the definition.
(segregating is a kind of separating)

'new easter egg' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'easter'+'egg'='easteregg'
'easteregg' with letters rearranged gives 'SEGREGATE'.

(Other definitions for segregate that I've seen before include "Put apart from others for easter egg" , "Cut off" , "split" , "Separate by race or religion" , "Easter-egg (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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