Crossword Genius

Relative nearly left establishment that struggles to maintain social distancing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brothel

'establishment that struggles to maintain social distancing' is the definition.
(place where people are physically close together)

'relative nearly left' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'brother' (brother is a kind of relative).
'nearly' means to remove the last letter.
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'brother' with its final letter removed is 'brothe'.
'brothe'+'l'='BROTHEL'

(Other definitions for brothel that I've seen before include "It's given here!" , "House of ill repute" , "Stews" , "House of prostitution" , "oldest professional establishment?" .)

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.