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What is this こと??

Jericho Desu

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Hi guys, I came across something in a novel I'm reading that for the life of me I can't compute:
二人が少し遅れて公民館に到着すると、仕事前に集まった「ムウジカ」の人たちや、
サンバ姉さんこと清寺由紀江たちがすでに来ており、派手な音楽に腰を振っていた。
It's the こと of 「サンバ姉さんこと清寺由紀江たち」, I'm not sure what it's doing here. After looking up 「姉さんこと」on google it does appear quite a bit, but I'm still not sure of its function. I can only think it has some sort of grouping function, like "The samba girls of 清寺由紀江" or something.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
That usage of こと means "AKA" (also known as)
 
nickname こと real name = real name aka nickname

Here's the definition.
こと【事】の意味 - 国語辞書 - goo辞書
 
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