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Group has FBI agents placed outside (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

segment

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'group has' is the definition.
'segment' can be an answer for 'group' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'has' bit.

'fbi agents placed outside' is the wordplay.
'fbi agents' becomes 'g-men' ('G-man' can be a synonym of 'fbi agent').
'placed' becomes 'set' (synonyms).
'outside' is an insertion indicator (some letters go outside others).
'gmen' placed within 'set' is 'SEGMENT'.

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(Other definitions for segment that I've seen before include "Division" , "Part of citrus fruit" , "Part of, eg, an orange" , "Portion" , "Piece of an orange" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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