Cadges (7)
I believe the answer is:
sponges
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cadges</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('sponge' can be a synonym of 'cadge')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sponges that I've seen before include "heavy drinkers" , "Cadges like sea animal" , "Primitive, porous, marine animals" , "Cakes" , "Light, highly absorbent skeletons of marine animals" .)