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Unusually dire prospects for group loyalty (6,2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

esprit de corps

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

'unusually dire prospects' is the wordplay.
'unusually' indicates an anagram.
'dire'+'prospects'='direprospects'
'direprospects' anagrammed gives 'ESPRIT DE CORPS'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for esprit de corps that I've seen before include "Pride within a group" , "camaraderie" , "Group's mutual loyalty" , "Collective feeling of pride" , "loyalty to organisation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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