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Candidates name exes I harassed (9)

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I believe the answer is:

examinees

'candidates' is the definition.

'name exes i harassed' is the wordplay.
'harassed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'name'+'exes'+'i'='nameexesi'
'nameexesi' anagrammed gives 'EXAMINEES'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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