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Insignificant people in dissenting cliques (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

insects

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'insignificant people' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'in dissenting cliques' is the wordplay.
'dissenting cliques' becomes 'sects' (I've seen this before).
'in'+'sects'='INSECTS'

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(Other definitions for insects that I've seen before include "Six-leggged creatures" , "Small arthropods" , "Tiny creatures" , "Flies, fleas etc" , "Small invertebrate creatures" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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