They besmirch boneheaded groups (5)
I believe the answer is:
blots
'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for blots that I've seen is " Stains, perhaps on copybook".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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