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Young relative — one that shines, we hear (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

son

'young relative' is the definition.
(a child)

'one that shines we hear' is the wordplay.
'one that shines' becomes 'sun' (the sun shines).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'sun' sounds like 'SON'.

(Other definitions for son that I've seen before include "Male descendant" , "Male scion" , "Native" , "Human offspring" , "The kind of child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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