The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BEES
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More clues leading to the result BEES
- Notice bishop upset busy groups
- Social workers said to have outstanding knees?
- Buzzers used in sex education part II
- Their quarters are combed for food
- Building society engaging phone company workers
- Workers as second-rate characters?
- Every shrubbery has two such insects
- Meetings of heartless pin-ups
- Buzzers or beepers, but only the odd ones
- Stingers and beers with no trace of remorse
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The straight part
We know that "busy groups" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case busy groups = bees.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.
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What does BEES mean?
BEES noun- A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
- A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.
- A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.
- A ring or torque; a bracelet.
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.