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Confused relative's a Republican (7)

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I believe the answer is:

unclear

'confused' is the definition.
('unclear' can be similar in meaning to 'confused')

'relative's a republican' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'uncle' (uncle is a kind of relative**).
'republican' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'uncle'+'a'+'r'='UNCLEAR'

(Other definitions for unclear that I've seen before include "Indistinct" , "Vague" , "Not transparent or intelligible" , "Not definite" , "Not certain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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