Small group not entirely patriotic (4)

I believe the answer is:

trio

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

'not entirely patriotic' is the wordplay.
'not entirely' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TRIO' is hidden within 'patriotic'.

(Other definitions for trio that I've seen before include "Beethoven's 'Archduke', for example" , "Band of three" , "Ensemble musical piece, eg Beethoven's 'Archduke'" , "Chamber group" , "father, spirit and son" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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