Crossword Genius

Christopher to give up ringing his first relatives (4,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kith and kin

'relatives' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'christopher to give up ringing his first' is the wordplay.
'christopher' becomes 'Kit' (short for Christopher).
'to give up' becomes 'handin' (to hand something in is to surrender it).
'ringing' indicates putting letters inside.
'his first' becomes 'k' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'handin' placed around 'k' is 'handkin'.
'kit'+'handkin'='KITH AND KIN'

(Another definition for kith and kin that I've seen is " Friends and relations".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.