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French city accepts English relative (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

niece

'relative' is the definition.
(type of relative)

'french city accepts english' is the wordplay.
'french city' becomes 'nice' (Nice is a French city).
'accepts' is an insertion indicator.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'nice' going around 'e' is 'NIECE'.

(Other definitions for niece that I've seen before include "Preparation for curdling milk" , "Young female relative" , "Son's cousin" , "Brother's daughter" , "Criminal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Times.
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