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Splendid lad two generations removed (8)

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grandson

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'splendid lad two generations removed' is the definition.
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'splendid lad two generations removed' is the wordplay.
'two generations' means two replacements for 'generations'.
'splendid' becomes 'grand' (both can mean impressive).
'lad' becomes 'son' (lad can informally mean a young boy).
'removed' is a deletion indicator.
'grand'+'son'+'generations'='grandsongenerations'
'grandsongenerations' with 'generations' removed is 'GRANDSON'.

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(Other definitions for grandson that I've seen before include "Daughter's boy" , "Male offspring, third generation (8)" , "Young male relative" , "Dons rang (anag) - relative" , "Junior relative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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