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Martians as terribly helpful people (10)

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I believe the answer is:

samaritans

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'helpful people' is the definition.
'Samaritans' can be an answer for 'people' (Samaritan is an example). I am not certain of the 'helpful' bit.

'martians as terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'martians'+'as'='martiansas'
'martiansas' with letters rearranged gives 'SAMARITANS'.

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(Other definitions for samaritans that I've seen before include "Voluntary organisation to counsel the desperate" , "telephone helpline" .)

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