British jealousy not new to a large group of people (4)

I believe the answer is:

bevy

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'to a large group of people' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'british jealousy not new' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'jealousy' becomes 'envy' (jealousy is an envious feeling).
'not' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'envy' with 'n' taken out is 'evy'.
'b'+'evy'='BEVY'

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(Other definitions for bevy that I've seen before include "Flock (eg of quails)" , "Group (of larks, ladies etc)" , "hen party" , "female company?" , "Gaggle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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