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Discover incomplete part of the family tree (7)

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I believe the answer is:

uncloak

'discover' is the definition.
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'incomplete part of the family tree' is the wordplay.
'incomplete' means to remove the last letter.
'part of the family' becomes 'uncle' (type of relative).
'tree' becomes 'oak' (oak is a type of tree).
'uncle' with its final letter taken away is 'uncl'.
'uncl'+'oak'='UNCLOAK'

(Other definitions for uncloak that I've seen before include "Bare" , "[SHOW] (1 of 2)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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