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Cool chaps could be killers in Brooklyn (6)

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I believe the answer is:

icemen

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'killers in brooklyn' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.

'cool chaps' is the wordplay.
'cool' becomes 'ice' (icing is a kind of cooling).
'chaps' becomes 'men' (chap means a man).
'ice'+'men'='ICEMEN'

'could be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for icemen that I've seen before include "They deliver blocks" , "archaeological discoveries?" , "People who deliver frozen water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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