Strange blokes taking time with small remnants (8)
I believe the answer is:
oddments
'remnants' is the definition.
(I know this)
'strange blokes taking time with small' is the wordplay.
'strange' becomes 'odd' (I've seen this in another clue).
'blokes' becomes 'men' (I've seen this in another clue).
'taking time with' becomes 't' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'odd'+'men'+'t'+'s'='ODDMENTS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oddments that I've seen before include "just a few items" , "Bits and pieces, isolated garments" , "Assorted leftovers" , "Bits and bobs" , "Remnants" .)