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Confused noise with middle baby (6)

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I believe the answer is:

hubbub

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'confused noise' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'with middle baby' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'middle' becomes 'hub' (hub is a kind of middle).
'baby' becomes 'bub' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hub'+'bub' is 'HUBBUB'.

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(Other definitions for hubbub that I've seen before include "Confused sound of many voices" , "riot" , "Chaotic noise of crowd" , "General commotion" , "Sound of noisy voices" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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