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Relative in northeast: that's a relief (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nephew

'relative' is the definition.
(type of relative)

'north-east that's a relief' is the wordplay.
'north east' becomes 'ne'.
'that's a relief' becomes 'phew' (phew is an expression of relief).
'ne'+'phew'='NEPHEW'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for nephew that I've seen before include "Sister's son" , "Male relative" , "Edward V to Richard III relation" , "A young male relation" , "Sibling's son" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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