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Relative with endless string ... (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twin

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

'endless string' is the wordplay.
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'string' becomes 'twine' ('twine' can be a synonym of 'string').
'twine' with its final letter taken away is 'TWIN'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for twin that I've seen before include "indistinguishable from the next?" , "One of an identical pair" , "Family member" , "Castor or Pollux?" , "One of two conceived simultaneously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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