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Kinswoman, impressive, meets graduate (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grandma

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'kinswoman' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'impressive meets graduate' is the wordplay.
'impressive' becomes 'grand' (similar in meaning).
'meets' says to put letters next to each other.
'graduate' becomes 'MA' (abbreviation for Master of Arts).
'grand'+'ma'='GRANDMA'

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(Other definitions for grandma that I've seen before include "Nanny" , "standing before Moses in painting" , "St Winifred's School Choir sang about her" , "Female in the family" , "Drag man out to meet the old lady" .)

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