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Blemish of British group (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blot

'blemish' is the definition.
(blot is a kind of blemish)

'british group' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'group' becomes 'lot' (lot is a kind of group**).
'b'+'lot'='BLOT'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for blot that I've seen before include "Dark mark/stain" , "stain on reputation" , "Spot of ink, paint etc" , "Blemish made with ink" , "Smudge of ink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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