"__ Us": multiplayer logic and deduction game (5)

I believe the answer is:

among

(Other definitions for among that I've seen before include "In the midst of (others)" , "In the number of" , "In the middle of, say a crowd" , "Amid" , "Amidst" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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