The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PAPOOSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PAPOOSE
- Infant and old man face the camera full of love
- Fathers holding short bear close to little baby carrier
- Baby model clutching a flower
- Old man with attitude protecting Mexico’s last native American youngster
- Brave child backed by his mother?
- Father with affectation carrying uncovered son — in this?
- One who grows up to be brave
- The old man wanting model — hugging old bag!
- ac. Baby carriage seen outside a Post Office
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What does PAPOOSE mean?
PAPOOSE noun- A Native American baby.
- A backpack for carrying a baby, or specifically a cradleboard.