Social environment or set of surroundings (6)

I believe the answer is:

milieu

(Other definitions for milieu that I've seen before include "'Surroundings, setting (6)'" , "(Social) setting" , "Environmental condition, surrounding" , "Surroundings - location" , "Environment - setting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Simplex).

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