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Three notes from criminal gang (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

triad

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

'three notes' is the wordplay.
'three' becomes 'tri' (prefix meaning 'three').
'notes' becomes 'ad' (two musical notes).
'tri'+'ad'='TRIAD'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for triad that I've seen before include "Chinese secret society" , "trio" , "Up to date" , "Union of three" , "Group or set of three" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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