People within coups can't be reformed (9)

I believe the answer is:

occupants

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'people' is the definition.
(occupant is a kind of person)

'coups can't be reformed' is the wordplay.
'be reformed' indicates an anagram.
'coups'+'cant'='coupscant'
'coupscant' is an anagram of 'OCCUPANTS'.

'within' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for occupants that I've seen before include "Users" , "people inside?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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