The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BAMBINO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BAMBINO
- Animated deer turned on Italian child
- Disney character, no child
- Disney’s classic tear-jerker switched on for little one
- Child at home among tall grass, mostly
- Book with endless range, not at all for young child
- Disney’s kid? No, Roman’s
- Young Italian graduate doctor in love
- ‘Babe’ is film about talking animal running round
- Animated young animal? On the contrary, child
- Small child‘s refusal to go to Disney film
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The straight part
We know that "Small child" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case small child = bambino.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BAMBINO mean?
BAMBINO noun- A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.