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Expecting niece, ten, to be naughty (8)

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I believe the answer is:

enceinte

'expecting' is the definition.
(both can mean pregnant)

'niece ten to be naughty' is the wordplay.
'to be naughty' is an anagram indicator.
'niece'+'ten'='nieceten'
'nieceten' is an anagram of 'ENCEINTE'.

(Other definitions for enceinte that I've seen before include "Like a woman expecting" , "enclosure" , "some fortification" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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