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Film many despicable folk (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scumbags

'despicable folk' is the definition.
(scumbag means a despicable person)

'film many' is the wordplay.
'film' becomes 'scum' (scum is a kind of film).
'many' becomes 'bags' (bags of means lots).
'scum'+'bags'='SCUMBAGS'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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