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Election candidate confused Dimbleby, by withdrawing (3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lib-dem

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'election candidate' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'confused dimbleby by withdrawing' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'withdrawing' is a deletion indicator.
'dimbleby' with 'by' taken out is 'dimble'.
'dimble' is an anagram of 'LIB-DEM'.

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(Other definitions for lib-dem that I've seen before include "Nick Clegg is one, in short" , "Member of a UK political party (abbr)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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