The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OTHERS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result OTHERS
- Different people – not her sort, not all of them
- Parents, heading off for rest
- They’re not the same returning to higher education, Rhodes scholars originally
- Rest horse, originally tired out
- Bass opening being absent flusters the rest
- Having kicked me out, rest home desperate for rest
- Balance books for ladies
- Parents not married? Not us
- Rest from worries, losing head
- Pesters topless extras
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The straight part
We know that "They’re not the same" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case they’re not the same = others.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 OTHERS mean?
OTHERS noun- An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.
- The other one; the second of two.
- To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
- To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
- Other people.
- Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.