Female workers implicated in Watergate scandal (7)

I believe the answer is:

ergates

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'female workers implicated' is the definition.
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'in watergate scandal' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ERGATES' is hidden in the letters of 'watergate scandal'.

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(Another definition for ergates that I've seen is " Worker".)

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