Rats, e.g. (7)

I believe the answer is:

rodents

(Other definitions for rodents that I've seen before include "Guinea pigs, hamsters etc" , "Rats and mice, say" , "Eg, mice" , "Mice, squirrels etc" , "Animals that gnaw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Wall Street Journal.

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