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Relative keen to cut off cloth (3)

Ross

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nan

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'relative' is the definition.
(informal term for a grandmother)

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(Other definitions for nan that I've seen before include "Indian bread; grandma" , "Darling dog" , "Elderly relative" , "Grannie" , "Grandmother (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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