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Teach grizzly relative to take note (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blackbeard

'teach' is the definition.
(blackbeard was edward teach)

'grizzly relative to take note' is the wordplay.
'grizzly relative' becomes 'blackbear'.
'to take' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'note' becomes 'd' (musical note).
'blackbear'+'d'='BLACKBEARD'

(Another definition for blackbeard that I've seen is " Pirate".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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