Artless wife mooching around in loafers (8)

I believe the answer is:

wastrels

'loafers' is the definition.

'artless wife mooching around' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'mooching around' indicates anagramming the letters (mooch can mean to run away).
'artless'+'w'='artlessw'
'artlessw' anagrammed gives 'WASTRELS'.

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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