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Descendant or heir (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scion

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">descendant</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that scion is a type of descendant)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">heir</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scion that I've seen before include "Issue" , "Young shoot/twig" , "Branch" , "Young child" , "Younger member of a family" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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