The privileged few! (5)
I believe the answer is:
elite
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the privileged few</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for elite that I've seen before include "Group enjoying superior status" , "Chosen ones" , "Top group f" , "one of the letter sizes" , "A particular typesize" .)