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When duke goes, intimidate family member (4)

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aunt

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'family member' is the definition.
(sister of a parent)

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(Other definitions for aunt that I've seen before include "Family member" , "Close relative" , "Charley's ___ , farce staged in London in 1892, revived and adapted ever since" , "Tuna for the odd relative" , "Parent's female sibling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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