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Relative finds Ned conscious after smash (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

second cousin

'relative' is the definition.
(second cousin is a kind of relative)

'ned conscious after smash' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'smash' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ned'+'conscious'='nedconscious'
'nedconscious' with letters rearranged gives 'SECOND COUSIN'.

'finds' is the link.

(Other definitions for second cousin that I've seen before include "Some family" , "Relative" , "Fairly distant relation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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