Foolish fellows soon led astray (7)
I believe the answer is:
noodles
'foolish fellows' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'soon led astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'soon'+'led'='soonled'
'soonled' is an anagram of 'NOODLES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noodles that I've seen before include "Simpletons (colloq.)" , "idiots!" , "Far Eastern food" , "Oriental pasta" , "Narrow strips of pasta, or slang heads" .)