Tea party attendees, often (5)

I believe the answer is:

dolls

(Other definitions for dolls that I've seen before include "Child's playthings" , "Small replicas of people" , "Toy replicas of humans" , "Play figures" , "Small models of humans" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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