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Aggressive music links criminal groups and army (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gangsta

'aggressive music' is the definition.
(as in gangsta rap)

'criminal groups and army' is the wordplay.
'criminal groups' becomes 'gangs' (I've seen this before).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'army' becomes 'ta' (abbreviation for Territorial Army).
'gangs'+'ta'='GANGSTA'

'links' acts as a link.

(Another definition for gangsta that I've seen is " Style of rap".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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