How to restrict access to data in a custom object

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We have a requirement to create a custom object which will store some details. We need to restrict access to the data based on the user's department. So if the user belongs to department A, the once he opens the custom page, he will only be able to see data relevant to department A. How do we achieve this requirement?

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