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Libertines with dirty teeth? (5)

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rakes

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(Other definitions for rakes that I've seen before include "Dissolute fellows" , "degenerates" , "Searches" , "men who are dissipated" , "scrapes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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