Cryptic crossword clue
Brother or sister returned one's flashy jewellery 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SIBLING

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The straight part
We know that "Brother or sister" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case brother or sister = sibling.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SIBLING mean?

SIBLING noun
  1. A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
  2. A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.
  3. The most closely related species, or one of several most closely species when none can be determined to be more closely related.

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