Crossword Genius

In Ireland, fine assistant for hire by older relative (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grandparent

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'older relative' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in ireland fine assistant for hire' is the wordplay.
'in ireland fine' becomes 'grand' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'assistant' becomes 'PA' (personal assistant).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hire' becomes 'rent' (synonyms).
'grand'+'pa'+'rent'='GRANDPARENT'

'by' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for grandparent that I've seen before include "Older relative" , "Relative two generations removed" , "one of the family members" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.