Sister of un oncle (4)

I believe the answer is:

mere

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Lake; Wiltshire town" , "See 13" , "Simply, nothing more than" , "Lake in Cumbria" , "Nothing more than a small pool" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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