Detectives (7)
I believe the answer is:
sleuths
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">detectives</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(sleuth is a kind of detective)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sleuths that I've seen before include "Private eyes" , "Detectives" .)