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Group of patriots (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trio

'group' is the definition.
(a group of three)

'of patriots' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'TRIO' is hidden within 'patriots'.

(Other definitions for trio that I've seen before include "Three of a kind" , "Three together" , "Beethoven's 'Archduke': famous piece written for this ensemble" , "Archduke, possibly" , "Group of Magi?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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