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Sanity is concerning a family member (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reason

'sanity' is the definition.
(reason is a kind of sanity)

'concerning a family member' is the wordplay.
'concerning' becomes 're'.
'family member' becomes 'son' (I've seen this in other clues).
're'+'a'+'son'='REASON'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for reason that I've seen before include "Purpose" , "logical argument" , "Explanation or motive" , "The right exercise of the mind" , "Sanity and logic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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