Cryptic crossword clue
Criminal cartel headed by leader of pheasant pluckers 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PLECTRA

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What does PLECTRA mean?

PLECTRA noun
  1. A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
  2. A projection of bone or other stiff tissue, such as the ridges in some insects' stridulatory organs.

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