Sentence:  A gang of <WSD>fags</WSD> was mobbing about by the notice-boards. They fell silent as he approached. He patted one of them on the head. ‘Pretty children,' he sighed, digging into his waistcoat pocket and pulling out a handful of change. ‘Tonight you shall eat.' Scattering the coins at their feet, he moved on. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A younger student acting as a servant for senior students.