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Relative amicability rules, initially? It's not obvious (7)

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I believe the answer is:

unclear

'not obvious' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'relative amicability rules initially?' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'uncle' (uncle is a kind of relative**).
'initially?' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'initially' mean this).
The initial letters of 'amicability rules' is 'ar'.
'uncle'+'ar'='UNCLEAR'

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for unclear that I've seen before include "Not easy to grasp" , "Indistinct" , "Poorly described" , "An ulcer (anag)" , "Not easy to see or understand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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