The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GENERA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GENERA
- Prunella, Vanessa and others in the information age
- Information on age for distinct groups of animals
- Groups retrospectively brought in by fare negotiators
- Types of information needed on time
- Classes in Shakespeare neglected, upset
- Not quite officer sorts
- Information age types …
- Classes from Information Age
- Classes are set up after fellow ultimately lost
- Almost all of officer classes
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The straight part
We know that "Groups" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case groups = genera.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does GENERA mean?
GENERA noun- A rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species; a taxon at that rank.
- A group with common attributes.
- A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.
- Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.