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Fantastic eagle in descent (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lineage

'descent' is the definition.
('lineage' can be a synonym of 'descent')

'fantastic eagle in' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' indicates anagramming the letters.
'eagle'+'in'='eaglein'
'eaglein' anagrammed gives 'LINEAGE'.

(Other definitions for lineage that I've seen before include "Genealogy" , "Direct descent" , "Stock" , "Ancestral line as seen in eagle" , "Pedigree, family tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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