What does the cryptic crossword clue "Thugs picked up Elizabethan fashion items (6)" mean?

The definition is "Thugs". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Sounds like (picked up) ‘ruffs’ The answer is ROUGHS.

Thugs picked up Elizabethan fashion items (6)

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