People who, in short, haven't got on (5)

I believe the answer is:

brits

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'people' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Another definition for brits that I've seen is " Islanders".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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