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In group covered by endless amnesty, travelling north (2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

en masse

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'in group covered by endless amnesty travelling north' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'covered by endless amnesty travelling north' is the wordplay.
'covered by' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'travelling north' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'essamne' is hidden in the letters of 'endless amnesty'.
'essamne' in reverse letter order is 'EN MASSE'.

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(Other definitions for en masse that I've seen before include "as a bunch" , "As a body (Fr.)" , "In a group U altogether" , "In force" , "Many as one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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