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Relation is given article that's soiled (7)

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I believe the answer is:

unclean

'soiled' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'relation is given article' is the wordplay.
'relation' becomes 'uncle' (uncle is a kind of relation).
'is given' says to put letters next to each other.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'uncle'+'an'='UNCLEAN'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for unclean that I've seen before include "Filthy" , "Dirty or unwashed" , "Spotted" , "Polluted" , "Infected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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