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Tease tense relative (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taunt

'tease' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'tense relative' is the wordplay.
'tense' becomes 't' (grammatical abbreviation).
'relative' becomes 'aunt' (aunt is a type of relative).
't'+'aunt'='TAUNT'

(Other definitions for taunt that I've seen before include "Insult" , "Jeering remark" , "Mock provokingly" , "element of teasing" , "Goad, provoke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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