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Family member in French city, outspoken (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

niece

'family member' is the definition.
(I know that niece is a type of kinswoman)

'french city outspoken' is the wordplay.
'french city' becomes 'Nice' (Nice is a French city).
'outspoken' shows a homophone (sound like) (as the word might be spoken).
'nice' is a homophone of 'NIECE'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for niece that I've seen before include "A sibling's daughter" , "Young female relative" , "One of the family" , "Family relative" , "Daughter of a sibling" .)

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