Sailors going to Epsom (5)
I believe the answer is:
salts
'sailors' is the definition.
(salt is a kind of sailor)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salts that I've seen before include "See 25" , "Saline draughts" , "Old sailors" , "Six [EPSOM]'s might revive" , "Epsom--; smelling --" .)