Patsy's boys? (6)

I believe the answer is:

victim

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'patsy's' is the definition.
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I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for victim that I've seen before include "Casualty of a crime" , "One is harmed or killed" , "One killed, hurt or duped" , "Casualty or prey" , "Person tricked, swindled or wronged" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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