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Children pursuing small mam­mals? Insufferably twee (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kitsch

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'mammals? insufferably twee' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'children pursuing small' is the wordplay.
'children' becomes 'ch' (genealogical abbreviation).
'pursuing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'small' becomes 'kits' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ch' after 'kits' is 'KITSCH'.

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(Other definitions for kitsch that I've seen before include "Garishly sentimental items" , "Tawdry art" , "Garish or vulgar items" , "Inferior art" , "Vulgar, sentimental, art" .)

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