Grasping tool (5)
(Other definitions for tongs that I've seen before include "Gripping tool" , "Fireside instrument with two gripping arms" , "See 21" , "Gripping device with two hinged legs" , "Tool used for picking up things" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">grasping tool</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pliers that I've seen before include "Small tool for gripping things" , "Kind of pincers with flat gripping surfaces" , "taxi-drivers, say" , "Hand tool used for gripping" , "Workmen's tools" .)