Chinese criminal gang (5)

I believe the answer is:

triad

(Other definitions for triad that I've seen before include "Chinese secret society" , "Group or set of three" , "Union of three" , "three making a sound?" , "Criminals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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