Lassoes (7)
I believe the answer is:
lariats
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lassoes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('lariat' can be a synonym of 'lasso')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lariats that I've seen before include "Lasso ropes" , "Animal tethers" , "Lassos" , "Long noosed ropes" .)