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terryfish | 13:27 Wed 29th May 2019 | Crosswords
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16a Trio's appeal to enter Fight Club (10) -----R-I-Y

This must be FRATERNITY.... FRA TERNIT Y with FRAY for fight, but I can't parse the rest of the clue.

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A "tern" is an old term for a group of three
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tern

Therefore tern (trio) + it (appeal) "inside" fray (fight)= faternity (club)
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Ahhhh - many thanks. Never heard of tern for three!

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