They bawl when schoolboys make them! (7)
I believe the answer is:
howlers
'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for howlers that I've seen is " Embarrassing schoolboy gaffes".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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