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Nag about German group (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gang

'group' is the definition.
(a gang is a group of people)

'nag about german' is the wordplay.
'about' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'nag' written backwards gives 'gan'.
'gan'+'g'='GANG'

(Other definitions for gang that I've seen before include "Informal body of friends" , "Posse" , "Crew, band" , "Organised group of labourers" , "set of tools" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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