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The little beast turns into a little angel on her entering (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cherub

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'the little beast turns into a little angel' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'on her entering' is the wordplay.
'on' means one lot of letters goes inside another (as in clothing \'on\' a person).
'entering' becomes 'cub' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'her' going inside 'cub' is 'CHERUB'.

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(Other definitions for cherub that I've seen before include "A heavenly baby" , "A chubby infant with wings" , "Angel shown as a winged child" , "Member of heavenly group" , "innocent young thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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