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FBI agents in clique creating division (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

segment

'division' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'fbi agents in clique' is the wordplay.
'fbi agents' becomes 'g-men' ('G-man' can be a synonym of 'fbi agent').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'clique' becomes 'set' (a clique is a social set).
'gmen' inserted inside 'set' is 'SEGMENT'.

'creating' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for segment that I've seen before include "(Divided-up) part" , "Division" , "Piece of an orange" , "Part separable from other parts, say of orange" , "Portion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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