Group, lacking status, needs odd number to validate meeting (6)
I believe the answer is:
quorum
'meeting' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'group lacking status needs odd number to validate' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'odd' could be 'rum' (rum can mean strange or dubious) and 'rum' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'quo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for quorum that I've seen before include "Number sufficient for business" , "Sufficient number present" , "Minimal amount required" , "Number of members required for legal meeting" , "Minimum number needed to do business" .)