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Worst family turns up for Allen Ginsberg? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

beatnik

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'allen ginsberg?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'worst family turns up' is the wordplay.
'worst' becomes 'beat' (I've seen this before).
'family' becomes 'kin' ('kin' can be a synonym of 'family').
'turns up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'kin' back-to-front is 'nik'.
'beat'+'nik'='BEATNIK'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for beatnik that I've seen before include "Fifties rebel" , "Young person of the '50s and '60s" , "Kite ban (anag) - 1950s' non-conformist" , "1950s dropout" , "eg Jack Kerouac" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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