What does the cryptic crossword clue "Swaggering dandies seen around English city? Many finished off in these (10)" mean?

The definition is "Many finished off in these". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). BATH (synonym="English city") in BLOODS (synonym="swaggering dandies") = BLOODBATHS The answer is BLOODBATHS.

Swaggering dandies seen around English city? Many finished off in these (10)

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