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Told to be part of the family (7)

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I believe the answer is:

related

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'told' is the definition.
(as in relating a story)

'be part of the family' is the wordplay.
'be' becomes 'relate' (relating is a kind of being).
'part of the family' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'relate'+'d'='RELATED'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for related that I've seen before include "As siblings obviously are" , "Told in detail, being connected" , "Connected by blood or marriage" , "Recounted" , "Connected, by kinship say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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