Associates (10)
There are a few possibilities for this:
comrades
'associates' is the definition.
(colleague is a kind of associate)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for colleagues that I've seen before include "Business associates" , "Team mates" , "Fellow workers" .)
'associates' is the definition.
This is all the clue.
'associates' is the definition.
(I know this)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for comrades that I've seen before include "Colleagues" , "Associates" , "Staunch companions, sometimes in arms" , "Friends, companions" , "Friends or fellow-workers" .)