Pal emptied pockets for fools (6)
I believe the answer is:
chumps
'fools' is the definition.
('chump' can be a synonym of 'fool')
'pal emptied pockets' is the wordplay.
'pal' becomes 'chum' (both can mean a friend).
'emptied' means to remove the middle letters.
'pockets' with its middle taken out is 'ps'.
'chum'+'ps'='CHUMPS'
'for' acts as a link.
(Another definition for chumps that I've seen is " Fools".)
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