Rotters (4)
I believe the answer is:
cads
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rotters</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cads that I've seen before include "Knaves" , "Rotters" , "'Blackguards, bounders (4)'" .)