Many Scott Joplin compositions (4)

I believe the answer is:

rags

(Other definitions for rags that I've seen before include "tabloids" , "Pieces of old cloth" , "Papers" , "Small bits of waste cloth" , "Tatters or university japes" .)

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

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