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"fools" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often idiots (6 letters).
Definitions
Silly people; also tricks or deceives.
Used in a sentence
“I am one of those melodramatic fools / Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Silly people”5 letters
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