Dependent group of people (10)
I believe the answer is:
contingent
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'dependent' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'group of people' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for contingent that I've seen before include "party" , "Company" , "group of people" , "Quota of troops" , "Depending (on) - part of military force" .)