Items in a hardware store bin (6)

I believe the answer is:

screws

(Other definitions for screws that I've seen before include "Prisoner guards, colloquially" , "Pins with spiral threads" , "Grooved type of nails" , "Fastening devices and prison guards, colloquially" , "Grooved fastening devices" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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