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Wee Hearts shock United making a comeback in group (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

uriah heep

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'in group' is the definition.
'uriah heep' can be an answer for 'group' (I have seen 'group of players' mean 'uriah heep' so perhaps 'group' could also mean 'uriah heep'). I am not certain of the 'in' bit.

'wee hearts shock united making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'wee' becomes 'pee' (both can mean to urinate).
'hearts' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in card games e.g. bridge).
'shock' becomes 'hair' (shock can mean a mass of hair).
'united' becomes 'U' (as in Man U, Manchester United).
'making a comeback' is a reversal indicator.
'pee'+'h'+'hair'+'u'='peehhairu'
'peehhairu' back-to-front is 'URIAH HEEP'.

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(Other definitions for uriah heep that I've seen before include "'umble character from David Copperfield" , "Famous Dickens hypocrite from 'David Copperfield'" , "Iconic hypocrite from Dickens' 'David Copperfield'" , "Obsequious clerk" , "Villain in David Copperfield" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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