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Connected pusher sent up? About time! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

related

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'connected' is the definition.
(relating is a kind of connecting)

'pusher sent up? about time' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'sent' could be 'elated' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'elated' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for related that I've seen before include "Kin; connected" , "Father and son have to be" , "Having family links" , "As siblings obviously are" , "Told; linked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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