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Group from Ireland set up after bed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coterie

'group' is the definition.
(coterie is a kind of group)

'ireland set up after bed' is the wordplay.
'ireland' becomes 'eire' ('Eire' can be a synonym of 'ireland'**).
'set up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'eire' reversed gives 'erie'.
'erie' put after 'cot' is 'COTERIE'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for coterie that I've seen before include "EEC trio in exclusive group" , "Exclusive social circle" , "Set" , "Group, band" , "Small exclusive group of friends" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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