Major oil cartel, in brief Crossword Clue

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Major oil cartel, in brief Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CARTEL (noun)
1. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
MAJOR (noun)
1. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
2. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
MAJOR (adjective)
1. greater in number or size or amount
2. (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
MAJOR (verb)
1. have as one’s principal field of study

Hint 3: Anagram

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