Exclusive people at club (8)

I believe the answer is:

bouncers

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'exclusive people' is the definition.
'bouncers' can be an answer for 'people' (bouncer is a kind of person). I'm unsure of the 'exclusive' bit.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for bouncers that I've seen before include "Nightclub guards" , "Night-club doormen and chucker-outs" , "deliveries" , "Returning cheques maybe" , "People prepared to deal with one if troublesome" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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