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Group outlawed on the radio (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

band

'group' is the definition.
(band is a kind of group)

'outlawed on the radio' is the wordplay.
'outlawed' becomes 'banned' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'on the radio' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'banned' is a homophone of 'BAND'.

(Other definitions for band that I've seen before include "A collection of musicians in ring" , "Outline drawing" , "Orchestra" , "Strip, belt; playing group" , "Players" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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