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Row over time to reveal pedigree (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lineage

'pedigree' is the definition.
(I know that pedigree can be written as lineage)

'row over time' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'line' (as in a row of things).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'line'+'age'='LINEAGE'

'to reveal' is the link.

(Other definitions for lineage that I've seen before include "Stock" , "Ancestral line as seen in eagle" , "The strain" , "Descent from ancestors" , "Genealogy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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