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Silver family of piglets, all shiny (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aglitter

'all shiny' is the definition.

'silver family of piglets' is the wordplay.
'silver' becomes 'ag' ('Ag' can be a synonym of 'silver').
'family of piglets' becomes 'litter'.
'ag'+'litter'='AGLITTER'

(Other definitions for aglitter that I've seen before include "Sparkling with light" , "Shiny" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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