Strikebreakers (5)
I believe the answer is:
scabs
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strikebreakers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scabs that I've seen before include "They continue to work" , "Blacklegs, strikebreakers" , "Wound crusts" .)