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Tots are busy with a balloon, perhaps (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aerostat

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'balloon perhaps' is the definition.
'aerostat' can be an answer for 'balloon' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'perhaps' bit.

'tots are busy with a' is the wordplay.
'busy with' indicates an anagram.
'tots'+'are'='totsare'
'totsare' with its letters mixed up with 'a' gives 'AEROSTAT'.

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(Another definition for aerostat that I've seen is " Hot-air balloon, airship".)

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