Type of knot or flat (6)

I believe the answer is:

granny

(Other definitions for granny that I've seen before include "Mother's mother, say" , "Old woman" , "(Knotty?) relative" , "Relative and type of knot" , "Female relative" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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