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Old relative sheds pound in weight (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ounce

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This clue might be a double definition.

'old relative sheds pound' is the first definition.
'ounce' can be an answer for 'pound' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'old relative sheds' bit.

'weight' is the second definition.
(I know that ounce is a type of troy unit)

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ounce that I've seen before include "Large cat" , "Wildcat" , "A little bit" , "one of a number in the pound" , "Small quantity - weight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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