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Not a scenario that's involved pals (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cronies

'pals' is the definition.
('crony' can be a synonym of 'pal')

'not a scenario that's involved' is the wordplay.
'not' is a deletion indicator.
'that's involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'scenario' with 'a' taken away is 'scenrio'.
'scenrio' anagrammed gives 'CRONIES'.

(Another definition for cronies that I've seen is " 'Buddies, sidekicks (7)'".)

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