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Excluded by group on the radio (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banned

'excluded' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'group on the radio' is the wordplay.
'group' becomes 'band' (band is a kind of group).
'on the radio' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'band' sounds like 'BANNED'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for banned that I've seen before include "Barred" , "Forbidden by law" , "Outlawed" , "Prohibited by censor" , "Taboo" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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