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Relative said to be in French resort (5)

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niece

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

'said to be in french resort' is the wordplay.
'said to be' becomes 'e' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'french resort' becomes 'Nice' (French coastal resort).
'e' put inside 'nice' is 'NIECE'.

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(Other definitions for niece that I've seen before include "One of the family" , "Brother's girl" , "Brother's daughter" , "A younger female relative" , "Criminal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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