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Cast emerge in a diverse group (9)

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menagerie

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'diverse group' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'cast emerge in a' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates an anagram (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'emerge'+'in'+'a'='emergeina'
'emergeina' with letters rearranged gives 'MENAGERIE'.

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(Other definitions for menagerie that I've seen before include "Exhibited collection of wild animals" , "Assembly of animals" , "strange collection of people" , "collected animals" , "A lot of wild animals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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