Scraps in which peculiar people take sides at first (8)
I believe the answer is:
oddments
'scraps' is the definition.
('oddment' can be a synonym of 'scrap')
'peculiar people take sides at first' is the wordplay.
'peculiar' becomes 'odd' (I've seen this in another clue).
'people' becomes 'men' (men are people).
'at first' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'take sides' is 'ts'.
'odd'+'men'+'ts'='ODDMENTS'
'in which' is the link.
(Other definitions for oddments that I've seen before include "Bits and bobs" , "Remnants" , "Motley assortment of things" , "Bits and pieces, isolated garments" , "Isolated articles, left-overs." .)