Articles married people may stand for (6)

I believe the answer is:

anthem

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'people may stand for' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'articles married' is the wordplay.
'articles' becomes 'an the' (indefinite article 'an', definite article 'the').
'married' becomes 'm' (abbreviation, e.g. in genealogy).
'anthe'+'m'='ANTHEM'

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(Other definitions for anthem that I've seen before include "The man for a patriotic song" , "One for doomed youth" , "Song in praise of a nation" , "Religious chant" , "Song of praise or loyalty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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