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People carrying clubs, rat gets squished! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caddies

'people carrying clubs' is the definition.

'rat gets squished' is the wordplay.
'rat' becomes 'cad' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gets squished' becomes 'dies'.
'cad'+'dies'='CADDIES'

(Other definitions for caddies that I've seen before include "They carry golf clubs" , "Golf attendants" , "Tea cans" , "man seen carrying clubs" , "Golf clubs carriers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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