Bowmen (7)
I believe the answer is:
archers
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bowmen</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('archer' can be a synonym of 'bowman')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for archers that I've seen before include "Their sport is the bow and arrow" , "Experts with bow and arrow" , "old soldiers?" , "Her cars, oddly, use bows and arrows" , "Old combatants" .)