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Baby male wrapped in rag (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pamper

'baby' is the definition.
(I know that baby can be written as pamper)

'male wrapped in rag' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'wrapped in' is an insertion indicator.
'rag' becomes 'paper' (I've seen this in other clues).
'm' put inside 'paper' is 'PAMPER'.

(Other definitions for pamper that I've seen before include "Treat luxuriously" , "'Indulge, spoil (6)'" , "Spoil, over-indulge" , "Treat with excessive indulgence" , "Treat indulgently" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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