Striplings (4)
I believe the answer is:
lads
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">striplings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lads that I've seen before include "Young men" , "Fellows, chaps" , "Fellows, blokes" , "Boys, young fellows" , "Youngsters" .)