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Boil crab pureed by relative (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carbuncle

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

'crab pureed by relative' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'crab' is 'carb' which is located in the answer.
'relative' could be 'uncle' (uncle is a kind of relative) and 'uncle' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for carbuncle that I've seen before include "eyesore architecturally" , "Red gemstone; sort of boil" , "cheaper jewel?" , "Sort of boil; a gem" , "Cluster of boils - jewel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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