Cryptic crossword clue
Many a blackguard joining fascist organisation 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCADS

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What does SCADS mean?

SCADS noun
  1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
  2. (in the plural) A large number or quantity.

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