Sentence:  Valentine watches the bunch of <WSD>amusers</WSD> close around the politician, the leader already dipping into his pocket for the snuff to fling into the eyes of their victim. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One of a class of rogues who carry snuff or dust in their pockets, which they throw into the eyes of people so as to enable their accomplices to rob them while pretending to help them.