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Implements for scoundrels (5)

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I believe the answer is:

rakes

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This clue might be a double definition.

'implements' is the first definition.
(rake is a kind of implement)

'scoundrels' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rakes that I've seen before include "men who are dissipated" , "Tools with tines" , "Libertines or garden tools" , "Inclinations" , "Dissolute men" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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