Cryptic crossword clue
Take care of male relative as an afterthought, perhaps? 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word PARENTHESIS

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The straight part
We know that "as an afterthought, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case as an afterthought, perhaps = parenthesis.
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 PARENTHESIS mean?

PARENTHESIS noun
  1. A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
  2. Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
  3. A digression; the use of such digressions.
  4. Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

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