Bad scare for many people (5)
I believe the answer is:
races
'many people' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'bad scare' is the wordplay.
'bad' indicates an anagram.
'scare' with letters rearranged gives 'RACES'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for races that I've seen before include "Sprint and marathon?" , "Speed contests for horses, cars etc" , "Speed competitions for various peoples" , "Competitive trials of speed" , "Goodwood events" .)