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Relative having base in Riviera location (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

niece

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'relative' is the definition.
(type of relative)

'base in riviera location' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'base' could be 'e' (mathematical symbol) and 'e' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'nice' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for niece that I've seen before include "[PRIEST'S] daughter?" , "A sibling's daughter" , "Young female relative" , "Family relative" , "Female relation" .)

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