Writing tools (4)
I believe the answer is:
pens
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">writing tools</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 pens that I've seen before include "stalls" , "birds" , "Female swans" , "Dashes off" , "Aphorism, thought" .)