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Web newspaper linked to our group (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weft

'web' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'newspaper linked to our group' is the wordplay.
'newspaper' becomes 'FT' (Financial Times newspaper).
'linked to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'our group' becomes 'we' (we or us).
'ft' put after 'we' is 'WEFT'.

(Other definitions for weft that I've seen before include "Threads across warp" , "What is threaded across warp" , "Crosswise threads in loom weaving" , "Thread crossing warp" , "crossing line served by a shuttle?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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