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Daughter avoiding tea and coffee inter alia in church - very exclusive (8)

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cliquish

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(Other definitions for cliquish that I've seen before include "Like a close-knit and unfriendly group" , "Excessively close-knit" , "Tending to set" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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