Houses full of British gentlemen on the Costas (7)
I believe the answer is:
hombres
'gentlemen on the costas' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'houses full of british' is the wordplay.
'houses' becomes 'homes' (homing is a kind of housing).
'full of' is an insertion indicator.
'british' becomes 'br' (abbreviation for British).
'homes' going around 'br' is 'HOMBRES'.
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