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Tin fan broken by minor (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infant

'minor' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tin fan broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'tin'+'fan'='tinfan'
'tinfan' anagrammed gives 'INFANT'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for infant that I've seen before include "Toddler" , "Juvenile" , "Thing in early stage; minor (legal)" , "Tot" , "Child at an early stage of life" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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