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Relative beginners in glam rock and pop (8)

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I believe the answer is:

granddad

'relative' is the definition.
(granddad is a kind of relative)

'beginners in glam rock and pop' is the wordplay.
'beginners in' suggests taking the first letters.
'pop' becomes 'dad' (both can mean one's father).
The initial letters of 'glam rock' is 'gr'.
'gr'+'and'+'dad'='GRANDDAD'

(Another definition for granddad that I've seen is " Familiar old man".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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