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Outlaw died in gang (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

band

'gang' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'outlaw died' is the wordplay.
'outlaw' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'died' becomes 'd'.
'ban'+'d'='BAND'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for band that I've seen before include "Ring or musical group (4)" , "Body" , "Pop group; stripe" , "Musicians - circle" , "company" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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