Youths (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">youths</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(lad means a boy or young man)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lads that I've seen before include "Boys, young fellows" , "Fellows, blokes" , "Young men" , "Youngsters" , "Fellows, chaps" .)
(Other definitions for teenagers that I've seen before include "Young people" , "They're aged between 13 and 19" , "Adolescents" , "Youngsters" , "They're between the onset of puberty and maturity, generally" .)