A determined group of people (3)
I believe the answer is:
set
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'a determined' is the first definition.
(I know that determined can be written as set)
'group of people' is the second definition.
(eg a social set)
(Other definitions for set that I've seen before include "Mount (precious stone)" , "carriage" , "Harden; fixed; group" , "box?" , "Prescribed" .)