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Split up FBI agents in group (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

segment

'split up' is the definition.
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'fbi agents in group' is the wordplay.
'fbi agents' becomes 'gmen' ('G-man' can be a synonym of 'fbi agent').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'group' becomes 'set' (set is a kind of group).
'gmen' placed inside 'set' is 'SEGMENT'.

(Other definitions for segment that I've seen before include "One of several parts of a whole" , "Part of, eg, an orange" , "One part of a whole" , "Part, piece" , "(Divided-up) part" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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