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Essays about British families (6)

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tribes

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'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'.

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(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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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