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Cockney tough guys died? That’s correct (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emend

'correct' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cockney tough guys died?' is the wordplay.
'cockney tough guys' becomes ''emen' ('hemen' - stereotypically masculine men - said with the 'H' dropped - a cockney accent.).
'emen'+'d'='EMEND'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for emend that I've seen before include "Alter something written to correct errors" , "Revise (a text) (E, not A)" , "change" , "Make correction in written material" , "Remove faults from" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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