The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INUIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result INUIT
- Native home on Scottish island son escapes from
- Nice night following one husky driver?
- Time to leave to pick up cold tongue?
- Northerner’s short stay in Paris hotel?
- Realise time’s running out for northerner
- Language that’s divine
- Northerner maybe employed by computer firm round university
- Piano music, etc oddly not for northerners
- Brief stay in Paris for occupant of White House?
- Snowman? College erected it
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The straight part
We know that "people/people" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case people/people = inuit.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.