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They can be ruthless (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hustlers

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'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'can be ruthless' is the wordplay.
'can be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ruthless' with letters rearranged gives 'HUSTLERS'.

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(Another definition for hustlers that I've seen is " Hurls set at the swindler".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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