Hooligans (8)
I believe the answer is:
ruffians
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hooligans</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('ruffian' can be a synonym of 'hooligan')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ruffians that I've seen before include "Bullies" , "Hooligans" .)