Acquaintances (4)
I believe the answer is:
kith
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">acquaintances</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for kith that I've seen before include "'... and kin, friends and relations (4)'" , "Acquaintance" , "Friends and acquaintances" , "Friends (archaic)" , "knowledge" .)