Elderly relative's fragrant (to some extent) (4)

I believe the answer is:

gran

'elderly relative's' is the definition.
(short for grandmother)

'fragrant to some extent' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'GRAN' is hidden in the letters of 'fragrant'.

(Other definitions for gran that I've seen before include "Mum's mum" , "... Canaria, island off African coast" , "Relation" , "elderly relative" , "Senior family member" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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