Unite with a peculiar relative (6)

I believe the answer is:

auntie

(Other definitions for auntie that I've seen before include "BBC nickname" , "Relation; the BBC" , "Unite a strange family member" , "BBC; relative (colloq,)" , "Untie a relative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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