Essays about British families (6)
I believe the answer is:
tribes
'families' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'essays about british' is the wordplay.
'essays' becomes 'tries' ('try' can be a synonym of 'essay').
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'tries' enclosing 'b' is 'TRIBES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tribes that I've seen before include "Social groups in traditional societies" , "Groups of families in traditional societies" , "Racial groups living in communities headed by chiefs" , "Communities of primitive or nomadic groups" , "races" .)