Gurus (5)
I believe the answer is:
sages
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gurus</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('sage' can be a synonym of 'guru')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sages that I've seen before include "Pundits" , "Learned people" , "Wise men" , "enlightened people" , "plants" .)