Chinese secret society (4)

I believe the answer is:

tong

'chinese secret society' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tong that I've seen before include "Particularly in US manipulate < secret society" , "could make one's hair curl!" , "Chinese guild" , "Chinese criminal gang" , "Society of criminals" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and The Wall Street Journal.

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