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British people forming couple (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brace

'couple' is the definition.
(brace can mean a pair of something)

'british people' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'people' becomes 'race' (people can mean a national group or race).
'b'+'race'='BRACE'

'forming' is the link.

(Other definitions for brace that I've seen before include "hand tool" , "Strengthen; pair" , "Pair - wood-boring tool" , "Teeth straightener" , "Carpenter's tool for a pair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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