British traitors are spoilt children (5)
I believe the answer is:
brats
'spoilt children' is the definition.
'brats' can be an answer for 'children' (brat is a kind of child). I'm not sure about the 'spoilt' bit.
'british traitors' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'traitors' becomes 'rats' (rat can mean a traitor).
'b'+'rats'='BRATS'
'are' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for brats that I've seen is " naughty kids".)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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