Cryptic crossword clue
Small group of families America turned back at frontier 8

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

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What does SUBORDER mean?

SUBORDER noun
  1. A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.

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