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Tentatively hand great drug to female relative (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

granddaughter

'female relative' is the definition.

'tentatively hand great drug' is the wordplay.
'tentatively' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hand'+'great'+'drug'='handgreatdrug'
'handgreatdrug' anagrammed gives 'GRANDDAUGHTER'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for granddaughter that I've seen before include "Relation" , "gives shop-owner's description of Nell Trent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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