Welcomed to the family (7)

I believe the answer is:

adopted

(Other definitions for adopted that I've seen before include "Took into one's family" , "Espoused" , "Fostered - assumed" , "Borrowed" , "Like issue raised by others" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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