Deputized bunch (5)

I believe the answer is:

posse

(Other definitions for posse that I've seen before include "Gang" , "Law-enforcers" , "Troop at the service of a local sheriff" , "Sheriff's assistants" , "Group aiding lawman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the L.A. Times Magazine and the King Feature Syndicate.

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