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Called out Grant's descendants (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seed

'descendants' is the definition.
(seed can mean someone's offspring)

'called out grant's' is the wordplay.
'called out' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'grant' becomes 'cede' (synonyms).
'cede' is a homophone of 'SEED'.

(Other definitions for seed that I've seen before include "See 19" , "Kernel" , "Germ; beginning" , "one very much fancied" , "Pip - source - children" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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