Courtly old fools (7)

I believe the answer is:

jesters

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'fools' is the definition.
('jester' can be a synonym of 'fool')

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for jesters that I've seen is " Jokers".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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