In Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Fairfax is Miss Bates's ____ (5)

I believe the answer is:

niece

(Other definitions for niece that I've seen before include "member of different generation" , "A sibling's daughter" , "A sibling's child" , "Female relation" , "Family girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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