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Aim to meet aunt occasionally (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mean

'aim' is the definition.
(I know that aim is a kind of mean)

'meet aunt occasionally' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' indicates alternate letters (letters taken at regular intervals or occasions).
'meet'+'aunt'='meetaunt'
The alternating letters of 'meetaunt' are 'MEAN'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mean that I've seen before include "mercenary" , "cause" , "of little value" , "Represent - average" , "Name for being stingy" .)

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