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Continental resort relative talked of (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nice

'continental resort' is the definition.
(I know that Nice is a continental resort)

'relative talked of' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'niece' (type of relative).
'talked of' shows a homophone (sound like).
'niece' is a homophone of 'NICE'.

(Other definitions for nice that I've seen before include "Riviera resort locals call 'La Cote d'Azur'" , "Charming" , "A pleasant French city? ( 4)" , "Agreeable -- subtle" , "French resort; kind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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