Cheese-loving children? (5)

I believe the answer is:

mites

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'children?' is the definition.
(I have seen 'little children' mean 'mites' so perhaps 'children' could also mean 'mites')

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(Other definitions for mites that I've seen before include "little children" , "Minute creatures that infest animals and food" , "Small arachnids" , "tots?" , "Minute arachnids that infest animals and stored foods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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