Lads (4)
I believe the answer is:
boys
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lads</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 boys that I've seen before include "Young men" , "Male children" , "Beach --, group" , "Young males" , "Lads" .)