Resist pests, horrible semi-siblings (11)
I believe the answer is:
stepsisters
'semi-siblings' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'resist pests horrible' is the wordplay.
'horrible' is an anagram indicator.
'resist'+'pests'='resistpests'
'resistpests' anagrammed gives 'STEPSISTERS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for stepsisters that I've seen is " Relatives by marriage".)
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