Coterie (6)
I believe the answer is:
clique
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">coterie</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that coterie can be written as clique)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for clique that I've seen before include "Small exclusive groups of people." , "Group of friends" , "Close-knit exclusive group" , "Exclusive group of people" , "Group hostile to outsiders" .)