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Cuffs a hundred ill-mannered boors (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clouts

'cuffs' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a hundred ill-mannered boors' is the wordplay.
'a hundred' becomes 'C' (Roman numerals).
'ill-mannered boors' becomes 'louts' (I've seen this in another clue).
'c'+'louts'='CLOUTS'

(Other definitions for clouts that I've seen before include "Blows, cuffs" , "Informal blows" , "Blows, perhaps around the ears" , "strikes" , "Patches" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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