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The Clue

Elderly relative, informally (4 letter answer)

The Answer

GRAM

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Notes

The answer GRAM is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.

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Definition

GRAM as a noun:

1. (gram, gramme, gm, g) = a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
2. (Gram, Hans C. J. Gram) = Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)