Patches, in a way (4)
I believe the answer is:
sods
(Other definitions for sods that I've seen before include "Unpleasant people" , "Turves" , "Lumps of earth" , "sort of law" , "Lumps of turf" .)
I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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