The daughter of my brother by another mother, say – quite lovely about end of life (4-5)

Q: What does the cryptic crossword clue "The daughter of my brother by another mother, say – quite lovely about end of life (4-5)" mean?

The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). HALF (synonym="‘quite’ – close, perhaps, but not, I think, the best of synonims") + NIECE (synonym="NIECE") = HALFNIECE The answer is HALFNIECE.

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