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Relative with piano, so nice initially (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grandson

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

'piano so nice initially' is the wordplay.
'piano' becomes 'grand piano' (grand piano is a kind of piano).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'nice' is 'n'.
'grand'+'so'+'n'='GRANDSON'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for grandson that I've seen before include "Daughter's boy" , "Male child of one's child" , "Young male relative" , "Male offspring, third generation (8)" , "Junior relative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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