Relative died giggling with head falling off (8)

I believe the answer is:

daughter

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'relative' is the definition.
(I know that daughter is a type of female offspring)

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(Other definitions for daughter that I've seen before include "'''Don't put your ... on the stage, Mrs Worthington'' (Noel Coward) (8)'" , "Female offspring" , "Girl" , "Female child" , "Female descendant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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