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Young scout holding the woman's angelic baby (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cherub

'angelic baby' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'young scout holding the woman's' is the wordplay.
'young scout' becomes 'cub' (I've seen this in other clues).
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the woman's' becomes 'her' (belonging to a woman).
'cub' placed around 'her' is 'CHERUB'.

(Other definitions for cherub that I've seen before include "overweight child" , "Lovely child" , "Angel portrayed as a winged child" , "Innocent youngster" , "Sweet, innocent child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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