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Relevant language on the fourth of June (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

germane

'relevant' is the definition.
(germane can mean relevant or pertinent)

'language on the fourth of june' is the wordplay.
'language' becomes 'german' (German is a language).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'the fourth of june' becomes 'e' (4th letter of 'june').
'german'+'e'='GERMANE'

(Other definitions for germane that I've seen before include "Relevant - appropriate" , "apt" , "closely related" , "Relevant to current topic" , "Related to the matter in hand, relevant" .)

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