Brothers (8)
I believe the answer is:
brethren
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">brothers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for brethren that I've seen before include "Brotherhood" , "Biblical or other old brothers" , "Fellow males in an order" , "old relatives?" , "People ordered" .)