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What scores of young people are in? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

twenties

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'young people are in?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'what scores' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'scores' could be 'tie' (I have seen 'Equal scores ' mean 'tie' so perhaps 'scores' could also mean 'tie') and 'tie' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for twenties that I've seen before include "ten years" , "The decade was said to be roaring" , "what lies ahead for 27 [TEENAGER]?" , "decade of frivolity" , "They were roaring in the last century" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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