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They insult a group of street performers heartlessly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abusers

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'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'insult a group of street performers heartlessly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'insult' could be 'abuse' (synonyms) and 'abuse' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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