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Relative with a connection to international organisation? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

auntie

'relative' is the definition.
(auntie is a kind of relative)

'a connection to international organisation?' is the wordplay.
'connection' becomes 'tie' (tie is a kind of connection).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'international organisation?' becomes 'un'.
'tie' put after 'un' is 'untie'.
'a'+'untie'='AUNTIE'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for auntie that I've seen before include "Relation; the BBC" , "Relative (familiar)" , "Unite a strange family member" , "woman in the family" , "Female relative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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