Cryptic crossword clue
Jane’s novel way to start family tree

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STEMMA

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What does STEMMA mean?

STEMMA noun
  1. A family tree or recorded genealogy
  2. In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts
  3. One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods

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