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I believe the answer is:

hacks

(Other definitions for hacks that I've seen before include "Cuts roughly; bad writers" , "Uninspired writers" , "Cuts inelegantly" , "kicks on the shin" , "Literary drudges" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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