Cryptic crossword clue
Disappointments with groups needing inner support 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SETBACKS

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The straight part
We know that "Disappointments" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case disappointments = setbacks.
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What does SETBACKS mean?

SETBACKS noun
  1. An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)
  2. The required distance between a structure and a road.
  3. A step-like recession in a wall.
  4. An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
  5. (possibly obsolete) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
  6. A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.

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