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Categorised group on condition that one is a journalist (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

classified

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'categorised group' is the definition.
'classified' can be an answer for 'categorised' (classifying is a kind of categorizing). I'm not certain of the 'group' bit.

'on condition that one is a journalist' is the wordplay.
'on' is an insertion indicator (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'condition' becomes 'if' (as in 'a big if').
'that one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'is a journalist' becomes 'classed' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'if'+'i'='ifi'
'ifi' put into 'classed' is 'CLASSIFIED'.

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(Other definitions for classified that I've seen before include "Categorised; secret" , "to be kept secret" , "Arranged in categories" , "Ordered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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