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Girls getting upset with men — they’re such troublemakers! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gremlins

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'such troublemakers' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'girls getting upset with men' is the wordplay.
'getting upset with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'girls' anagrammed with 'men' can make 'GREMLINS'.

'they're' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for gremlins that I've seen before include "Mischievous sprites, maybe in machinery" , "Mischievous sprites responsible for mechanical problems" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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