A group of society women (8)

I believe the answer is:

sorority

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'a group of society' is the definition.
'sorority' can be an answer for 'society' (sorority is a kind of society). I'm not sure about the 'a group of' bit.

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

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(Another definition for sorority that I've seen is " A sisterhood, or female group as in university".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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