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Outlaw finally joined gang (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

band

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

'outlaw finally joined' is the wordplay.
'outlaw' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'finally' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'joined' is 'd'.
'ban'+'d'='BAND'

(Other definitions for band that I've seen before include "Players" , "Zone; group" , "Pop group; stripe" , "Group; frequency range" , "Belt; group of musicians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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