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Most beautiful female gets one place to raise a family (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

finest

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'most beautiful' is the definition.
('fine' can be similar in meaning to 'beautiful')

'place to raise a family' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'nest' (I have seen 'Place of retreat' mean 'nest' so perhaps 'place' could also mean 'nest').
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'raise a family' becomes 'fi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'nest' after 'fi' is 'FINEST'.

'female gets one' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for finest that I've seen before include "A1" , "Of the highest grade" , "Most exquisite" , "Superior in quality" , "The very best or most gossamer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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