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Hug rated badly, but it's relative (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

daughter

'it's relative' is the definition.
(daughter is a kind of relative)

'hug rated badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'hug'+'rated'='hugrated'
'hugrated' is an anagram of 'DAUGHTER'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for daughter that I've seen before include "Family member" , "Close relative" , "Dug earth (anag.)" , "Family relative" , "'''Don't put your ... on the stage, Mrs Worthington'' (Noel Coward) (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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