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Young Australian? He must be about 70! (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baby boomer

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'he must be about 70' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'young australian?' is the wordplay.
'young' becomes 'baby' (baby is a kind of young).
'australian?' becomes 'boomer' (boomer can mean a large kangaroo).
'baby'+'boomer'='BABY-BOOMER'

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(Other definitions for baby boomer that I've seen before include "born just after the war?" , "Person born shortly after WWII" , "one arriving in a crowd" , "Joey" , "Someone born in the decade after WWII" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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