The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IN-GROUP
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What does IN-GROUP mean?
IN-GROUP noun- The social group that one belongs to.
- In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
- To form an ingroup.