Crossword Genius

One visiting woman's eldest son perhaps (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heir

'eldest son perhaps' is the definition.

'one visiting woman's' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'visiting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'woman' becomes 'her' (**).
'i' going inside 'her' is 'HEIR'.

(Other definitions for heir that I've seen before include "One due to inherit" , "Person who succeeds" , "One hoping to succeed" , "one's to inherit throne!" , "Acknowledged beneficiary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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