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They can't have any choice (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beggars

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'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for beggars that I've seen before include "Mendicants" , "Bums" , "'If wishes were horses . . . . . . . would ride'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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