Group or set of eight, particularly in biology or computing (5)
I believe the answer is:
octad
(Other definitions for octad that I've seen before include "Group" , "Crew, perhaps" , "quarter-finalists, perhaps" , "E.g. quarterfinalists" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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