Friends, acquaintances (4)
I believe the answer is:
kith
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">friends</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">acquaintances</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for kith that I've seen before include "Friends and neighbours, not family" , "Acquaintance" , "knowledge" , "Friends and acquaintances" , "'... and kin, friends and relations (4)'" .)