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Hearing about brother originally in the family (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tribal

'family' is the definition.
(both can mean relating to one's family)

'hearing about brother originally' is the wordplay.
'hearing' becomes 'trial' (as in a court case).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'brother' is 'b'.
'trial' going around 'b' is 'TRIBAL'.

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tribal that I've seen before include "Ethnic, sectional" , "Of a group of people related by blood" , "Relating to clan" , "family" , "Relating to people related by blood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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