As urban types, they possibly own ties (7)

I believe the answer is:

townies

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'as urban types they' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.

'possibly own ties' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'own'+'ties'='ownties'
'ownties' is an anagram of 'TOWNIES'.

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(Another definition for townies that I've seen is " Those out of the country".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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