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Relative up in EC excited at first (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

niece

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

'up in ec excited at first' is the wordplay.
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'at first' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'excited' is 'e'.
'in' backwards is 'ni'.
'ni'+'ec'+'e'='NIECE'

(Other definitions for niece that I've seen before include "A younger female relative" , "Family relation" , "Son's cousin" , "Female relation" , "One of the family" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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