A ministry's young men? (4)
I believe the answer is:
mods
'men?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'a ministry's young' is the wordplay.
'a ministry' becomes 'mod' (Ministry of Defence).
'young' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'mod'+'s'='MODS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mods that I've seen before include "1960s' youth subculture involving motor scooters" , ". . . . and rockers, youth subcultures in the 1960s" , "Highland festivals; Oxford exams" .)